Signalling scaling matrices in video coding

ABSTRACT

A video decoder can be configured to receive a syntax element indicating whether chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the video data; in response to determining that chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the video data, determine a chroma scaling matrix for a block of video data; determine a block of chroma transform coefficients for the block of video data; dequantize a first chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a first scaling value from the chroma scaling matrix; dequantize a second chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a second scaling value from the chroma quantization matrix; and determine a chroma residual block for the block of video data based on the first dequantized chroma transform coefficients and the second dequantized chroma transform coefficient.

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application 62/960,616, filed 13 Jan. 2020, the entire content of each being incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This disclosure relates to video encoding and video decoding.

BACKGROUND

Digital video capabilities can be incorporated into a wide range of devices, including digital televisions, digital direct broadcast systems, wireless broadcast systems, personal digital assistants (PDAs), laptop or desktop computers, tablet computers, e-book readers, digital cameras, digital recording devices, digital media players, video gaming devices, video game consoles, cellular or satellite radio telephones, so-called “smart phones,” video teleconferencing devices, video streaming devices, and the like. Digital video devices implement video coding techniques, such as those described in the standards defined by MPEG-2, MPEG-4, ITU-T H.263, ITU-T H.264/MPEG-4, Part 10, Advanced Video Coding (AVC), ITU-T H.265/High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), and extensions of such standards. The video devices may transmit, receive, encode, decode, and/or store digital video information more efficiently by implementing such video coding techniques.

Video coding techniques include spatial (intra-picture) prediction and/or temporal (inter-picture) prediction to reduce or remove redundancy inherent in video sequences. For block-based video coding, a video slice (e.g., a video picture or a portion of a video picture) may be partitioned into video blocks, which may also be referred to as coding tree units (CTUs), coding units (CUs) and/or coding nodes. Video blocks in an intra-coded (I) slice of a picture are encoded using spatial prediction with respect to reference samples in neighboring blocks in the same picture. Video blocks in an inter-coded (P or B) slice of a picture may use spatial prediction with respect to reference samples in neighboring blocks in the same picture or temporal prediction with respect to reference samples in other reference pictures. Pictures may be referred to as frames, and reference pictures may be referred to as reference frames.

SUMMARY

As will be explained in more detail below, video data can include a luma component and two chroma components. In some video bitstreams, the chroma components may be sub-sampled relative to the luma component, but in other instances, the chroma components may not be sub-sampled. Additionally, in some video bitstreams the decoding of chroma components may be dependent on the luma components. That is, information associated with the luma component may be needed to decode the chroma components. Some video bitstreams may be coded using what is referred to as separate color plane coding, in which these dependencies are removed, making each component independently decodable. Separate color plane coding may reduce compression, but may also reduce encoding and decoding latency due to the fact that the different components may be decoded in parallel, which can be desirable for real-time applications such as live streaming, video conferencing, and the like.

This disclosure describes techniques that may improve the signaling overhead associated with encoding and decoding chroma components of video data, and more specifically, may reduce the signaling overhead associated with signaling chroma quantization matrices. The techniques of this disclosure may be of particular value for video bitstreams that utilize separate color plane coding or similar coding tools. By signaling a syntax element indicating whether chroma quantization matrices are signaled for the video data a video encoding and decoding system may reduce signal overhead by avoiding any unnecessary signaling of chroma quantization matrices, but at the same time, maintain the flexibility of enabling and disabling the use of chroma quantization matrices.

According to one example of this disclosure, a method of decoding a bitstream of encoded video data includes receiving, from the bitstream of encoded video data, a syntax element indicating whether chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the encoded video data; in response to determining that chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the video data, determining a chroma scaling matrix for a block of the encoded video data; determining a block of chroma transform coefficients for the block, wherein the block of chroma transform coefficients comprises at least a first chroma transform coefficient and a second chroma transform coefficient; determining a quantization parameter (QP) value for the block of chroma transform coefficients; dequantizing the first chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a first scaling value from the chroma scaling matrix and based on the QP value; dequantizing the second chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a second scaling value from the chroma scaling matrix and based on the QP value, wherein the second scaling value is different than the first scaling value; determining a chroma residual block for the block based on the first dequantized chroma transform coefficients and the second dequantized chroma transform coefficient; adding the chroma residual block to a chroma prediction block to determine a decoded chroma block; and outputting decoded video data that includes the decoded chroma block.

According to another example of this disclosure, a device for decoding video data includes a memory configured to store video data and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to: receive, from the bitstream of encoded video data, a syntax element indicating whether chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the encoded video data; in response to determining that chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the video data, determine a chroma scaling matrix for a block of the encoded video data; determine a block of chroma transform coefficients for the block, wherein the block of chroma transform coefficients comprises at least a first chroma transform coefficient and a second chroma transform coefficient; determine a quantization parameter (QP) value for the block of chroma transform coefficients; dequantize the first chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a first scaling value from the chroma scaling matrix and based on the QP value; dequantize the second chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a second scaling value from the chroma scaling matrix and based on the QP value, wherein the second scaling value is different than the first scaling value; determine a chroma residual block for the block based on the first dequantized chroma transform coefficients and the second dequantized chroma transform coefficient; add the chroma residual block to a chroma prediction block to determine a decoded chroma block; and output decoded video data that includes the decoded chroma block.

According to another example of this disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium stores instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to: receive, from a bitstream of encoded video data, a syntax element indicating whether chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the encoded video data; in response to determining that chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the video data, determine a chroma scaling matrix for a block of the encoded video data; determine a block of chroma transform coefficients for the block, wherein the block of chroma transform coefficients comprises at least a first chroma transform coefficient and a second chroma transform coefficient; determine a quantization parameter (QP) value for the block of chroma transform coefficients; dequantize the first chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a first scaling value from the chroma scaling matrix and based on the QP value; dequantize the second chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a second scaling value from the chroma scaling matrix and based on the QP value, wherein the second scaling value is different than the first scaling value; determine a chroma residual block for the block based on the first dequantized chroma transform coefficients and the second dequantized chroma transform coefficient; add the chroma residual block to a chroma prediction block to determine a decoded chroma block; and output decoded video data that includes the decoded chroma block.

According to another example of this disclosure, a device for decoding a bitstream of encoded video data includes means for receiving, from the bitstream of encoded video data, a syntax element indicating whether chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the encoded video data; means for determining a chroma scaling matrix for a block of the encoded video data in response to determining that chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the video data; means for determining a block of chroma transform coefficients for the block, wherein the block of chroma transform coefficients comprises at least a first chroma transform coefficient and a second chroma transform coefficient; means for determining a quantization parameter (QP) value for the block of chroma transform coefficients; means for dequantizing the first chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a first scaling value from the chroma scaling matrix and based on the QP value; means for dequantizing the second chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a second scaling value from the chroma scaling matrix and based on the QP value, wherein the second scaling value is different than the first scaling value; means for determining a chroma residual block for the block based on the first dequantized chroma transform coefficients and the second dequantized chroma transform coefficient; means for adding the chroma residual block to a chroma prediction block to determine a decoded chroma block; and means for outputting decoded video data that includes the decoded chroma block.

According to another example of this disclosure, a method of encoding video data includes in response to determining that a component of video data is encoded in a mode where the component of video data is independently decodable, setting a syntax element indicating whether chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the video data to a value indicating that the chroma scaling matrices are not signaled for the video data; and outputting in a bitstream of encoded video data, an indication of the value for the syntax element.

According to another example of this disclosure, a device for encoding video data includes a memory configured to store video data; one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to: in response to determining that a component of video data is encoded in a mode where the component of video data is independently decodable, set a syntax element indicating whether chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the video data to a value indicating that the chroma scaling matrices are not signaled for the video data; and output in a bitstream of encoded video data, an indication of the value for the syntax element.

According to another example of this disclosure, a device for encoding video data includes means for setting a syntax element indicating whether chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the video data to a value indicating that the chroma scaling matrices are not signaled for the video data in response to determining that a component of video data is encoded in a mode where the component of video data is independently decodable; and means for outputting in a bitstream of encoded video data, an indication of the value for the syntax element.

According to another example of this disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to: in response to determining that a component of video data is encoded in a mode where the component of video data is independently decodable, set a syntax element indicating whether chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the video data to a value indicating that the chroma scaling matrices are not signaled for the video data; and output in a bitstream of encoded video data, an indication of the value for the syntax element.

The details of one or more examples are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features, objects, and advantages will be apparent from the description, drawings, and claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example video encoding and decoding system that may perform the techniques of this disclosure.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are conceptual diagrams illustrating an example quadtree binary tree (QTBT) structure, and a corresponding coding tree unit (CTU).

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example video encoder that may perform the techniques of this disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example video decoder that may perform the techniques of this disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example process for video encoding.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example process for video decoding.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example process for video encoding.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example process for video decoding.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Video coding (e.g., video encoding and/or video decoding) typically involves predicting a block of video data from either an already coded block of video data in the same picture (e.g., intra prediction) or an already coded block of video data in a different picture (e.g., inter prediction). In some instances, the video encoder also calculates residual data by comparing the prediction block to the original block. Thus, the residual data represents a difference between the prediction block and the original block. To reduce the number of bits needed to signal the residual data, the video encoder transforms and quantizes the residual data and signals the transformed and quantized residual data in the encoded bitstream. A video encoder may uniformly quantize the transformed residual data based on a value of a quantization parameter (QP). The video encoder may additionally or alternatively, perform a frequency-based quantization of the transformed residual data using a quantization matrix, also referred to as a scaling matrix, which results in different coefficients (associated with different frequencies) being quantized differently. The compression achieved by the transform and quantization processes may be lossy, meaning that transform and quantization processes may introduce distortion into the decoded video data.

A video decoder decodes and adds the residual data to the prediction block to produce a reconstructed video block that matches the original video block more closely than the prediction block alone. Due to the loss introduced by the transforming and quantizing of the residual data, the first reconstructed block may have distortion or artifacts. One common type of artifact or distortion is referred to as blocking artifacts, where visible discontinuities across the boundaries of the coding blocks is often observed primarily due to the different coding methods of neighboring coding blocks.

To further improve the quality of decoded video, a video decoder can perform one or more filtering operations on the reconstructed video blocks. Examples of these filtering operations include deblocking filtering, sample adaptive offset (SAO) filtering, and adaptive loop filtering (ALF). Parameters for these filtering operations may either be determined by a video encoder and explicitly signaled in the encoded video bitstream or may be implicitly determined by a video decoder without needing the parameters to be explicitly signaled in the encoded video bitstream.

As will be explained in more detail below, video data can include a luma component and two chroma components. In some video bitstreams, the chroma components may be sub-sampled relative to the luma component, but in other instances, the chroma components may not be sub-sampled. Additionally, in some video bitstreams the decoding of chroma components may be dependent on the luma components. That is, information associated with the luma component may be needed to decode the chroma components. Some video bitstreams may be coded using what is referred to as separate color plane coding, in which these dependencies are removed, making each component independently decodable. Separate color plane coding may reduce compression, but may also reduce encoding and decoding latency due to the fact that the different components may be decoded in parallel, which can be desirable for real-time applications such as live streaming, video conferencing, and the like.

This disclosure describes techniques that may improve the signaling overhead associated with encoding and decoding chroma components of video data, and more specifically, may reduce the signaling overhead associated with signaling chroma quantization matrices. The techniques of this disclosure may be of particular value for video bitstreams that utilize separate color plane coding or similar coding tools. By signaling a syntax element indicating whether chroma quantization matrices are signaled for the video data a video encoding and decoding system may reduce signal overhead by avoiding any unnecessary signaling of chroma quantization matrices, but at the same time, maintain the flexibility of enabling and disabling the use of chroma quantization matrices.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example video encoding and decoding system 100 that may perform the techniques of this disclosure. The techniques of this disclosure are generally directed to coding (encoding and/or decoding) video data. In general, video data includes any data for processing a video. Thus, video data may include raw, unencoded video, encoded video, decoded (e.g., reconstructed) video, and video metadata, such as signaling data.

As shown in FIG. 1, system 100 includes a source device 102 that provides encoded video data to be decoded and displayed by a destination device 116, in this example. In particular, source device 102 provides the video data to destination device 116 via a computer-readable medium 110. Source device 102 and destination device 116 may comprise any of a wide range of devices, including desktop computers, notebook (i.e., laptop) computers, mobile devices, tablet computers, set-top boxes, telephone handsets such as smartphones, televisions, cameras, display devices, digital media players, video gaming consoles, video streaming device, broadcast receiver devices, or the like. In some cases, source device 102 and destination device 116 may be equipped for wireless communication, and thus may be referred to as wireless communication devices.

In the example of FIG. 1, source device 102 includes video source 104, memory 106, video encoder 200, and output interface 108. Destination device 116 includes input interface 122, video decoder 300, memory 120, and display device 118. In accordance with this disclosure, video encoder 200 of source device 102 and video decoder 300 of destination device 116 may be configured to apply the techniques for using quantization matrices for separate color plane coding. Thus, source device 102 represents an example of a video encoding device, while destination device 116 represents an example of a video decoding device. In other examples, a source device and a destination device may include other components or arrangements. For example, source device 102 may receive video data from an external video source, such as an external camera. Likewise, destination device 116 may interface with an external display device, rather than include an integrated display device.

System 100 as shown in FIG. 1 is merely one example. In general, any digital video encoding and/or decoding device may perform techniques for using quantization matrices for separate color plane coding. Source device 102 and destination device 116 are merely examples of such coding devices in which source device 102 generates coded video data for transmission to destination device 116. This disclosure refers to a “coding” device as a device that performs coding (encoding and/or decoding) of data. Thus, video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 represent examples of coding devices, in particular, a video encoder and a video decoder, respectively. In some examples, source device 102 and destination device 116 may operate in a substantially symmetrical manner such that each of source device 102 and destination device 116 includes video encoding and decoding components. Hence, system 100 may support one-way or two-way video transmission between source device 102 and destination device 116, e.g., for video streaming, video playback, video broadcasting, or video telephony.

In general, video source 104 represents a source of video data (i.e., raw, unencoded video data) and provides a sequential series of pictures (also referred to as “frames”) of the video data to video encoder 200, which encodes data for the pictures. Video source 104 of source device 102 may include a video capture device, such as a video camera, a video archive containing previously captured raw video, and/or a video feed interface to receive video from a video content provider. As a further alternative, video source 104 may generate computer graphics-based data as the source video, or a combination of live video, archived video, and computer-generated video. In each case, video encoder 200 encodes the captured, pre-captured, or computer-generated video data. Video encoder 200 may rearrange the pictures from the received order (sometimes referred to as “display order”) into a coding order for coding. Video encoder 200 may generate a bitstream including encoded video data. Source device 102 may then output the encoded video data via output interface 108 onto computer-readable medium 110 for reception and/or retrieval by, e.g., input interface 122 of destination device 116.

Memory 106 of source device 102 and memory 120 of destination device 116 represent general purpose memories. In some examples, memories 106, 120 may store raw video data, e.g., raw video from video source 104 and raw, decoded video data from video decoder 300. Additionally or alternatively, memories 106, 120 may store software instructions executable by, e.g., video encoder 200 and video decoder 300, respectively. Although memory 106 and memory 120 are shown separately from video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 in this example, it should be understood that video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may also include internal memories for functionally similar or equivalent purposes. Furthermore, memories 106, 120 may store encoded video data, e.g., output from video encoder 200 and input to video decoder 300. In some examples, portions of memories 106, 120 may be allocated as one or more video buffers, e.g., to store raw, decoded, and/or encoded video data.

Computer-readable medium 110 may represent any type of medium or device capable of transporting the encoded video data from source device 102 to destination device 116. In one example, computer-readable medium 110 represents a communication medium to enable source device 102 to transmit encoded video data directly to destination device 116 in real-time, e.g., via a radio frequency network or computer-based network. Output interface 108 may modulate a transmission signal including the encoded video data, and input interface 122 may demodulate the received transmission signal, according to a communication standard, such as a wireless communication protocol. The communication medium may comprise any wireless or wired communication medium, such as a radio frequency (RF) spectrum or one or more physical transmission lines. The communication medium may form part of a packet-based network, such as a local area network, a wide-area network, or a global network such as the Internet. The communication medium may include routers, switches, base stations, or any other equipment that may be useful to facilitate communication from source device 102 to destination device 116.

In some examples, source device 102 may output encoded data from output interface 108 to storage device 112. Similarly, destination device 116 may access encoded data from storage device 112 via input interface 122. Storage device 112 may include any of a variety of distributed or locally accessed data storage media such as a hard drive, Blu-ray discs, DVDs, CD-ROMs, flash memory, volatile or non-volatile memory, or any other suitable digital storage media for storing encoded video data.

In some examples, source device 102 may output encoded video data to file server 114 or another intermediate storage device that may store the encoded video data generated by source device 102. Destination device 116 may access stored video data from file server 114 via streaming or download.

File server 114 may be any type of server device capable of storing encoded video data and transmitting that encoded video data to the destination device 116. File server 114 may represent a web server (e.g., for a website), a server configured to provide a file transfer protocol service (such as File Transfer Protocol (FTP) or File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (FLUTE) protocol), a content delivery network (CDN) device, a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) server, a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) or Enhanced MBMS (eMBMS) server, and/or a network attached storage (NAS) device. File server 114 may, additionally or alternatively, implement one or more HTTP streaming protocols, such as Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH), HTTP Live Streaming (HLS), Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP), HTTP Dynamic Streaming, or the like.

Destination device 116 may access encoded video data from file server 114 through any standard data connection, including an Internet connection. This may include a wireless channel (e.g., a Wi-Fi connection), a wired connection (e.g., digital subscriber line (DSL), cable modem, etc.), or a combination of both that is suitable for accessing encoded video data stored on file server 114. Input interface 122 may be configured to operate according to any one or more of the various protocols discussed above for retrieving or receiving media data from file server 114, or other such protocols for retrieving media data.

Output interface 108 and input interface 122 may represent wireless transmitters/receivers, modems, wired networking components (e.g., Ethernet cards), wireless communication components that operate according to any of a variety of IEEE 802.11 standards, or other physical components. In examples where output interface 108 and input interface 122 comprise wireless components, output interface 108 and input interface 122 may be configured to transfer data, such as encoded video data, according to a cellular communication standard, such as 4G, 4G-LTE (Long-Term Evolution), LTE Advanced, 5G, or the like. In some examples where output interface 108 comprises a wireless transmitter, output interface 108 and input interface 122 may be configured to transfer data, such as encoded video data, according to other wireless standards, such as an IEEE 802.11 specification, an IEEE 802.15 specification (e.g., ZigBee™), a Bluetooth™ standard, or the like. In some examples, source device 102 and/or destination device 116 may include respective system-on-a-chip (SoC) devices. For example, source device 102 may include an SoC device to perform the functionality attributed to video encoder 200 and/or output interface 108, and destination device 116 may include an SoC device to perform the functionality attributed to video decoder 300 and/or input interface 122.

The techniques of this disclosure may be applied to video coding in support of any of a variety of multimedia applications, such as over-the-air television broadcasts, cable television transmissions, satellite television transmissions, Internet streaming video transmissions, such as dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP (DASH), digital video that is encoded onto a data storage medium, decoding of digital video stored on a data storage medium, or other applications.

Input interface 122 of destination device 116 receives an encoded video bitstream from computer-readable medium 110 (e.g., a communication medium, storage device 112, file server 114, or the like). The encoded video bitstream may include signaling information defined by video encoder 200, which is also used by video decoder 300, such as syntax elements having values that describe characteristics and/or processing of video blocks or other coded units (e.g., slices, pictures, groups of pictures, sequences, or the like). Display device 118 displays decoded pictures of the decoded video data to a user. Display device 118 may represent any of a variety of display devices such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, or another type of display device.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, in some examples, video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may each be integrated with an audio encoder and/or audio decoder, and may include appropriate MUX-DEMUX units, or other hardware and/or software, to handle multiplexed streams including both audio and video in a common data stream. If applicable, MUX-DEMUX units may conform to the ITU H.223 multiplexer protocol, or other protocols such as the user datagram protocol (UDP).

Video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 each may be implemented as any of a variety of suitable encoder and/or decoder circuitry, such as one or more microprocessors, digital signal processors (DSPs), application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), discrete logic, software, hardware, firmware or any combinations thereof. When the techniques are implemented partially in software, a device may store instructions for the software in a suitable, non-transitory computer-readable medium and execute the instructions in hardware using one or more processors to perform the techniques of this disclosure. Each of video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may be included in one or more encoders or decoders, either of which may be integrated as part of a combined encoder/decoder (CODEC) in a respective device. A device including video encoder 200 and/or video decoder 300 may comprise an integrated circuit, a microprocessor, and/or a wireless communication device, such as a cellular telephone.

Video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may operate according to a video coding standard, such as ITU-T H.265, also referred to as High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) or extensions thereto, such as the multi-view and/or scalable video coding extensions. Alternatively, video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may operate according to other proprietary or industry standards, such as the Joint Exploration Test Model (JEM) or ITU-T H.266, also referred to as Versatile Video Coding (VVC). A recent draft of the VVC standard is described in Bross, et al. “Versatile Video Coding (Draft 7),” Joint Video Experts Team (WET) of ITU-T SG 16 WP 3 and ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 11, 16^(th) Meeting: Geneva, C H, 1-11 Oct. 2019, JVET-P2001-v14 (hereinafter “VVC Draft 7”). A description of the algorithms used in the VVC draft is described in J. Chen, Y. Ye, S. Kim, “Algorithm description for Versatile Video Coding and Test Model 7 (VTM7),” 16th JVET Meeting, Geneva, C H, Oct. 2019, JVET-P2002. The techniques of this disclosure, however, are not limited to any particular coding standard. Another draft of the VVC standard is described in Bross, et al. “Versatile Video Coding (VVC Draft 10),” Joint Video Experts Team (JVET) of ITU-T SG 16 WP 3 and ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 11, 18^(th) Meeting: by teleconference, 22 Jun.-1 Jul. 2020, JVET-52001-v17 (hereinafter “VVC Draft 10”). The techniques of this disclosure, however, are not limited to any particular coding standard.

In general, video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may perform block-based coding of pictures. The term “block” generally refers to a structure including data to be processed (e.g., encoded, decoded, or otherwise used in the encoding and/or decoding process). For example, a block may include a two-dimensional matrix of samples of luminance and/or chrominance data. In general, video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may code video data represented in a YUV (e.g., Y, Cb, Cr) format. That is, rather than coding red, green, and blue (RGB) data for samples of a picture, video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may code luminance and chrominance components, where the chrominance components may include both red hue and blue hue chrominance components. In some examples, video encoder 200 converts received RGB formatted data to a YUV representation prior to encoding, and video decoder 300 converts the YUV representation to the RGB format. Alternatively, pre- and post-processing units (not shown) may perform these conversions.

This disclosure may generally refer to coding (e.g., encoding and decoding) of pictures to include the process of encoding or decoding data of the picture. Similarly, this disclosure may refer to coding of blocks of a picture to include the process of encoding or decoding data for the blocks, e.g., prediction and/or residual coding. An encoded video bitstream generally includes a series of values for syntax elements representative of coding decisions (e.g., coding modes) and partitioning of pictures into blocks. Thus, references to coding a picture or a block should generally be understood as coding values for syntax elements forming the picture or block.

HEVC defines various blocks, including coding units (CUs), prediction units (PUs), and transform units (TUs). According to HEVC, a video coder (such as video encoder 200) partitions a coding tree unit (CTU) into CUs according to a quadtree structure. That is, the video coder partitions CTUs and CUs into four equal, non-overlapping squares, and each node of the quadtree has either zero or four child nodes. Nodes without child nodes may be referred to as “leaf nodes,” and CUs of such leaf nodes may include one or more PUs and/or one or more TUs. The video coder may further partition PUs and TUs. For example, in HEVC, a residual quadtree (RQT) represents partitioning of TUs. In HEVC, PUs represent inter-prediction data, while TUs represent residual data. CUs that are intra-predicted include intra-prediction information, such as an intra-mode indication. CTUs, CUs, PUs, and TUs may all generally be referred to as “blocks” or “video blocks.”

As another example, video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may be configured to operate according to VVC. According to VVC, a video coder (such as video encoder 200) partitions a picture into a plurality of coding tree units (CTUs). Video encoder 200 may partition a CTU according to a tree structure, such as a quadtree-binary tree (QTBT) structure or Multi-Type Tree (MTT) structure. The QTBT structure removes the concepts of multiple partition types, such as the separation between CUs, PUs, and TUs of HEVC. A QTBT structure includes two levels: a first level partitioned according to quadtree partitioning, and a second level partitioned according to binary tree partitioning. A root node of the QTBT structure corresponds to a CTU. Leaf nodes of the binary trees correspond to coding units (CUs).

In an MTT partitioning structure, blocks may be partitioned using a quadtree (QT) partition, a binary tree (BT) partition, and one or more types of triple tree (TT) (also called ternary tree (TT)) partitions. A triple or ternary tree partition is a partition where a block is split into three sub-blocks. In some examples, a triple or ternary tree partition divides a block into three sub-blocks without dividing the original block through the center. The partitioning types in MTT (e.g., QT, BT, and TT), may be symmetrical or asymmetrical.

In some examples, video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may use a single QTBT or MTT structure to represent each of the luminance and chrominance components, while in other examples, video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may use two or more QTBT or MTT structures, such as one QTBT/MTT structure for the luminance component and another QTBT/MTT structure for both chrominance components (or two QTBT/MTT structures for respective chrominance components).

Video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may be configured to use quadtree partitioning per HEVC, QTBT partitioning, MTT partitioning, or other partitioning structures. For purposes of explanation, the description of the techniques of this disclosure is presented with respect to QTBT partitioning. However, it should be understood that the techniques of this disclosure may also be applied to video coders configured to use quadtree partitioning, or other types of partitioning as well.

In some examples, a CTU includes a coding tree block (CTB) of luma samples, two corresponding CTBs of chroma samples of a picture that has three sample arrays, or a CTB of samples of a monochrome picture or a picture that is coded using three separate color planes and syntax structures used to code the samples. A CTB may be an N×N block of samples for some value of N such that the division of a component into CTBs is a partitioning. A component is an array or single sample from one of the three arrays (luma and two chroma) that compose a picture in 4:2:0, 4:2:2, or 4:4:4 color format or the array or a single sample of the array that compose a picture in monochrome format. In some examples, a coding block is an M×N block of samples for some values of M and N such that a division of a CTB into coding blocks is a partitioning.

The blocks (e.g., CTUs or CUs) may be grouped in various ways in a picture. As one example, a brick may refer to a rectangular region of CTU rows within a particular tile in a picture. A tile may be a rectangular region of CTUs within a particular tile column and a particular tile row in a picture. A tile column refers to a rectangular region of CTUs having a height equal to the height of the picture and a width specified by syntax elements (e.g., such as in a picture parameter set). A tile row refers to a rectangular region of CTUs having a height specified by syntax elements (e.g., such as in a picture parameter set) and a width equal to the width of the picture.

In some examples, a tile may be partitioned into multiple bricks, each of which may include one or more CTU rows within the tile. A tile that is not partitioned into multiple bricks may also be referred to as a brick. However, a brick that is a true subset of a tile may not be referred to as a tile.

The bricks in a picture may also be arranged in a slice. A slice may be an integer number of bricks of a picture that may be exclusively contained in a single network abstraction layer (NAL) unit. In some examples, a slice includes either a number of complete tiles or only a consecutive sequence of complete bricks of one tile.

This disclosure may use “N×N” and “N by N” interchangeably to refer to the sample dimensions of a block (such as a CU or other video block) in terms of vertical and horizontal dimensions, e.g., 16×16 samples or 16 by 16 samples. In general, a 16×16 CU will have 16 samples in a vertical direction (y=16) and 16 samples in a horizontal direction (x=16). Likewise, an N×N CU generally has N samples in a vertical direction and N samples in a horizontal direction, where N represents a nonnegative integer value. The samples in a CU may be arranged in rows and columns. Moreover, CUs need not necessarily have the same number of samples in the horizontal direction as in the vertical direction. For example, CUs may comprise N×M samples, where M is not necessarily equal to N.

Video encoder 200 encodes video data for CUs representing prediction and/or residual information, and other information. The prediction information indicates how the CU is to be predicted in order to form a prediction block for the CU. The residual information generally represents sample-by-sample differences between samples of the CU prior to encoding and the prediction block.

To predict a CU, video encoder 200 may generally form a prediction block for the CU through inter-prediction or intra-prediction. Inter-prediction generally refers to predicting the CU from data of a previously coded picture, whereas intra-prediction generally refers to predicting the CU from previously coded data of the same picture. To perform inter-prediction, video encoder 200 may generate the prediction block using one or more motion vectors. Video encoder 200 may generally perform a motion search to identify a reference block that closely matches the CU, e.g., in terms of differences between the CU and the reference block. Video encoder 200 may calculate a difference metric using a sum of absolute difference (SAD), sum of squared differences (SSD), mean absolute difference (MAD), mean squared differences (MSD), or other such difference calculations to determine whether a reference block closely matches the current CU. In some examples, video encoder 200 may predict the current CU using uni-directional prediction or bi-directional prediction.

Some examples of VVC also provide an affine motion compensation mode, which may be considered an inter-prediction mode. In affine motion compensation mode, video encoder 200 may determine two or more motion vectors that represent non-translational motion, such as zoom in or out, rotation, perspective motion, or other irregular motion types.

To perform intra-prediction, video encoder 200 may select an intra-prediction mode to generate the prediction block. Some examples of VVC provide sixty-seven intra-prediction modes, including various directional modes, as well as planar mode and DC mode. In general, video encoder 200 selects an intra-prediction mode that describes neighboring samples to a current block (e.g., a block of a CU) from which to predict samples of the current block. Such samples may generally be above, above and to the left, or to the left of the current block in the same picture as the current block, assuming video encoder 200 codes CTUs and CUs in raster scan order (left to right, top to bottom).

Video encoder 200 encodes data representing the prediction mode for a current block. For example, for inter-prediction modes, video encoder 200 may encode data representing which of the various available inter-prediction modes is used, as well as motion information for the corresponding mode. For uni-directional or bi-directional inter-prediction, for example, video encoder 200 may encode motion vectors using advanced motion vector prediction (AMVP) or merge mode. Video encoder 200 may use similar modes to encode motion vectors for affine motion compensation mode.

Following prediction, such as intra-prediction or inter-prediction of a block, video encoder 200 may calculate residual data for the block. The residual data, such as a residual block, represents sample by sample differences between the block and a prediction block for the block, formed using the corresponding prediction mode. Video encoder 200 may apply one or more transforms to the residual block, to produce transformed data in a transform domain instead of the sample domain. For example, video encoder 200 may apply a discrete cosine transform (DCT), an integer transform, a wavelet transform, or a conceptually similar transform to residual video data. Additionally, video encoder 200 may apply a secondary transform following the first transform, such as a mode-dependent non-separable secondary transform (MDNSST), a signal dependent transform, a Karhunen-Loeve transform (KLT), or the like. Video encoder 200 produces transform coefficients following application of the one or more transforms.

As noted above, following any transforms to produce transform coefficients, video encoder 200 may perform quantization of the transform coefficients. Quantization generally refers to a process in which transform coefficients are quantized to possibly reduce the amount of data used to represent the transform coefficients, providing further compression. By performing the quantization process, video encoder 200 may reduce the bit depth associated with some or all of the transform coefficients. For example, video encoder 200 may round an n-bit value down to an m-bit value during quantization, where n is greater than m. In some examples, to perform quantization, video encoder 200 may perform a bitwise right-shift of the value to be quantized.

Following quantization, video encoder 200 may scan the transform coefficients, producing a one-dimensional vector from the two-dimensional matrix including the quantized transform coefficients. The scan may be designed to place higher energy (and therefore lower frequency) transform coefficients at the front of the vector and to place lower energy (and therefore higher frequency) transform coefficients at the back of the vector. In some examples, video encoder 200 may utilize a predefined scan order to scan the quantized transform coefficients to produce a serialized vector, and then entropy encode the quantized transform coefficients of the vector. In other examples, video encoder 200 may perform an adaptive scan. After scanning the quantized transform coefficients to form the one-dimensional vector, video encoder 200 may entropy encode the one-dimensional vector, e.g., according to context-adaptive binary arithmetic coding (CABAC). Video encoder 200 may also entropy encode values for syntax elements describing metadata associated with the encoded video data for use by video decoder 300 in decoding the video data.

To perform CABAC, video encoder 200 may assign a context within a context model to a symbol to be transmitted. The context may relate to, for example, whether neighboring values of the symbol are zero-valued or not. The probability determination may be based on a context assigned to the symbol.

Video encoder 200 may further generate syntax data, such as block-based syntax data, picture-based syntax data, and sequence-based syntax data, to video decoder 300, e.g., in a picture header, a block header, a slice header, or other syntax data, such as an adaptation parameter set (APS), sequence parameter set (SPS), picture parameter set (PPS), or video parameter set (VPS). VVC Draft 7 defines a picture header as a syntax structure containing syntax elements that apply to all slices of a coded picture. VVC Draft 7 defines an APS as a syntax structure containing syntax elements that apply to zero or more slices as determined by zero or more syntax elements found in slice headers. VVC Draft 7 defines a slice header as a part of a coded slice containing the data elements pertaining to all tiles or CTU rows within a tile represented in the slice. VVC Draft 7 defines a PPS as a syntax structure containing syntax elements that apply to zero or more entire coded pictures as determined by a syntax element found in each slice header. VVC Draft 7 defines an SPS syntax structure containing syntax elements that apply to zero or more entire CLVSs as determined by the content of a syntax element found in the PPS referred to by a syntax element found in each picture header. The VPS is the highest syntax structure, meaning the syntax elements included in a VPS may apply to multiple SPSs. Video decoder 300 may likewise decode such syntax data to determine how to decode corresponding video data.

In this manner, video encoder 200 may generate a bitstream including encoded video data, e.g., syntax elements describing partitioning of a picture into blocks (e.g., CUs) and prediction and/or residual information for the blocks. Ultimately, video decoder 300 may receive the bitstream and decode the encoded video data.

In general, video decoder 300 performs a reciprocal process to that performed by video encoder 200 to decode the encoded video data of the bitstream. For example, video decoder 300 may decode values for syntax elements of the bitstream using CABAC in a manner substantially similar to, albeit reciprocal to, the CABAC encoding process of video encoder 200. The syntax elements may define partitioning information for partitioning of a picture into CTUs, and partitioning of each CTU according to a corresponding partition structure, such as a QTBT structure, to define CUs of the CTU. The syntax elements may further define prediction and residual information for blocks (e.g., CUs) of video data.

The residual information may be represented by, for example, quantized transform coefficients. Video decoder 300 may inverse quantize and inverse transform the quantized transform coefficients of a block to reproduce a residual block for the block. Video decoder 300 uses a signaled prediction mode (intra- or inter-prediction) and related prediction information (e.g., motion information for inter-prediction) to form a prediction block for the block. Video decoder 300 may then combine the prediction block and the residual block (on a sample-by-sample basis) to reproduce the original block. Video decoder 300 may perform additional processing, such as performing a deblocking process to reduce visual artifacts along boundaries of the block.

This disclosure may generally refer to “signaling” certain information, such as syntax elements. The term “signaling” may generally refer to the communication of 1414-964US01 values for syntax elements and/or other data used to decode encoded video data. That is, video encoder 200 may signal values for syntax elements in the bitstream. In general, signaling refers to generating a value in the bitstream. As noted above, source device 102 may transport the bitstream to destination device 116 substantially in real time, or not in real time, such as might occur when storing syntax elements to storage device 112 for later retrieval by destination device 116.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are conceptual diagrams illustrating an example quadtree binary tree (QTBT) structure 130, and a corresponding coding tree unit (CTU) 132. The solid lines represent quadtree splitting, and dotted lines indicate binary tree splitting. In each split (i.e., non-leaf) node of the binary tree, one flag is signaled to indicate which splitting type (i.e., horizontal or vertical) is used, where 0 indicates horizontal splitting and 1 indicates vertical splitting in this example. For the quadtree splitting, there is no need to indicate the splitting type, because quadtree nodes split a block horizontally and vertically into 4 sub-blocks with equal size. Accordingly, video encoder 200 may encode, and video decoder 300 may decode, syntax elements (such as splitting information) for a region tree level of QTBT structure 130 (i.e., the solid lines) and syntax elements (such as splitting information) for a prediction tree level of QTBT structure 130 (i.e., the dashed lines). Video encoder 200 may encode, and video decoder 300 may decode, video data, such as prediction and transform data, for CUs represented by terminal leaf nodes of QTBT structure 130.

In general, CTU 132 of FIG. 2B may be associated with parameters defining sizes of blocks corresponding to nodes of QTBT structure 130 at the first and second levels. These parameters may include a CTU size (representing a size of CTU 132 in samples), a minimum quadtree size (MinQTSize, representing a minimum allowed quadtree leaf node size), a maximum binary tree size (MaxBTSize, representing a maximum allowed binary tree root node size), a maximum binary tree depth (MaxBTDepth, representing a maximum allowed binary tree depth), and a minimum binary tree size (MinBTSize, representing the minimum allowed binary tree leaf node size).

The root node of a QTBT structure corresponding to a CTU may have four child nodes at the first level of the QTBT structure, each of which may be partitioned according to quadtree partitioning. That is, nodes of the first level are either leaf nodes (having no child nodes) or have four child nodes. The example of QTBT structure 130 represents such nodes as including the parent node and child nodes having solid lines for branches. If nodes of the first level are not larger than the maximum allowed binary tree root node size (MaxBTSize), then the nodes can be further partitioned by respective binary trees. The binary tree splitting of one node can be iterated until the nodes resulting from the split reach the minimum allowed binary tree leaf node size (MinBTSize) or the maximum allowed binary tree depth (MaxBTDepth). The example of QTBT structure 130 represents such nodes as having dashed lines for branches. The binary tree leaf node is referred to as a coding unit (CU), which is used for prediction (e.g., intra-picture or inter-picture prediction) and transform, without any further partitioning. As discussed above, CUs may also be referred to as “video blocks” or “blocks.”

In one example of the QTBT partitioning structure, the CTU size is set as 128×128 (luma samples and two corresponding 64×64 chroma samples), the MinQTSize is set as 16×16, the MaxBTSize is set as 64×64, the MinBTSize (for both width and height) is set as 4, and the MaxBTDepth is set as 4. The quadtree partitioning is applied to the CTU first to generate quad-tree leaf nodes. The quadtree leaf nodes may have a size from 16×16 (i.e., the MinQTSize) to 128×128 (i.e., the CTU size). If the quadtree leaf node is 128×128, the leaf quadtree node will not be further split by the binary tree, because the size exceeds the MaxBTSize (i.e., 64×64, in this example). Otherwise, the quadtree leaf node will be further partitioned by the binary tree. Therefore, the quadtree leaf node is also the root node for the binary tree and has the binary tree depth as 0. When the binary tree depth reaches MaxBTDepth (4, in this example), no further splitting is permitted. A binary tree node having a width equal to MinBTSize (4, in this example) implies that no further vertical splitting (that is, dividing of the width) is permitted for that binary tree node. Similarly, a binary tree node having a height equal to MinBTSize implies no further horizontal splitting (that is, dividing of the height) is permitted for that binary tree node. As noted above, leaf nodes of the binary tree are referred to as CUs, and are further processed according to prediction and transform without further partitioning.

In one example of the QTBT partitioning structure, the CTU size is set as 128×128 (luma samples and two corresponding 64×64 chroma samples), the MinQTSize is set as 16×16, the MaxBTSize is set as 64×64, the MinBTSize (for both width and height) is set as 4, and the MaxBTDepth is set as 4. The quadtree partitioning is applied to the CTU first to generate quad-tree leaf nodes. The quadtree leaf nodes may have a size from 16×16 (i.e., the MinQTSize) to 128×128 (i.e., the CTU size). If the leaf quadtree node is 128×128, the leaf quadtree node will not be further split by the binary tree, because the size exceeds the MaxBTSize (i.e., 64×64, in this example). Otherwise, the leaf quadtree node will be further partitioned by the binary tree. Therefore, the quadtree leaf node is also the root node for the binary tree and has the binary tree depth as 0. When the binary tree depth reaches MaxBTDepth (4, in this example), no further splitting is permitted. The binary tree node having a width equal to MinBTSize (4, in this example) implies no further horizontal splitting is permitted. Similarly, a binary tree node having a height equal to MinBTSize implies no further vertical splitting is permitted for that binary tree node. As noted above, leaf nodes of the binary tree are referred to as CUs and are further processed according to prediction and transform without further partitioning.

Video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may be configured to code video data in various chroma formats. Video may be coded in a Y′CbCr color space (luma and chroma domain) as a color representation that is more suitable for compression due to the decorrelating properties of the color space. Due to the sensitivities of the human visual system (HVS), the luma and the chroma components may be coded with different precision or quality without significant effect on the perceived quality. In many applications, a reduction in quality is typically acceptable in order to also reduce bandwidth and processing complexity. For example, in some applications, chroma components may be coded with fewer bits or less samples without significantly affecting the quality. The advantage of such differentiated coding is the reduced bitrate required to code the video.

One technique for reducing the number of chroma samples is to represent the chroma components (Cb and Cr) in a sub-sampled domain, also referred to as chroma sub-sampling. The particular sub-sampling format used for video may be signaled in the video. This indication may, for example, be referred to as a chroma format indicator or idc. In VVC Draft 7, the chroma format indicator is signaled using the syntax element chroma_format_idc. The table below shows the chroma format indications associated with different values of chroma_format_idc:

Chroma subsampling format chroma_format_idc Description 4:4:4 3 No chroma subsampling; for every sample of luma, there is one sample of Cb and Cr component 4:2:2 2 The Cb and Cr components are subsampled (by factor 2) in the horizontal direction. So for every two samples of luma, there is one sample each of Cb and Cr component. 4:2:0 1 The Cb and Cr components are subsampled (by factor 2) in the vertical and horizontal direction. So for every four samples of luma, there is one sample each of Cb and Cr component. 4:0:0 0 Chroma samples are not coded at all. Also called monochroma format.

For the sub-sampled 4:2:0 format and 4:2:2 format, different subsampling filters may result in different relative positions of the chroma components with respect to the luma component.

Video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may be configured to perform separate color plane coding. In some instances, separate color plane coding may be limited to 4:4:4 formatted video. For content coded using separate color plane coding, video encoder 200 encodes the video such that there is no dependence between the coding of the three components, and thus, video decoder 300 can decode the three components independently. In other words, the decoding or reconstruction of one component does not depend on the decoding or reconstruction of another component. This coding mode may be limited to 4:4:4 formatted video and may be indicated by a flag (e.g., separate_colour_plane_flag in VVC Draft 7) in a parameter set such as an SPS.

When the value of the syntax element separate_colour_plane_flag is equal to 1, video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may encode and decode each component as though that component is a monochrome content without dependence on the other components. Even the chroma samples may be coded with tools that are signaled or specified for luma samples. That is, each component may be encoded and decoded utilizing the same set of coding tools.

Video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may be configured to utilize quantization matrices, also referred to as scaling matrices, when quantizing transformed residual data. Scaling matrices are a set of coefficients that are used to scale the transform coefficients. Two example uses of scaling matrices are rate control and perceptual control. Rate control for video is often performed by adjusting the QP values of blocks. However, the QP value results in a uniform quantization applied to all the frequency coefficients for a transform block. Scaling matrices may be used for relative control between various coefficients within a transform block. For example, video encoder 200 may define scaling matrices so that the low frequency coefficients are quantized less than the high frequency coefficients, which may be beneficial for video where there is less high frequency content. For perceptual control, scaling matrices may also be used to control the relative accuracy of coefficients within a transform block such that perceptual quality of the video is maintained with lower bitrate. HVS-based quantization using scaling matrices can provide better quality video for certain type of content (Refer: Sze, Budagavi and Sullivan, High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), Springer).

Video encoder 200 may signal the scaling matrices using scaling lists, which may be signaled as part of an APS. The scaling list may be enabled or disabled in the SPS, and if an SPS indicates that scaling lists are enabled, then there may be further control in the slice header to switch the scaling matrices on and off for individual slices.

Scaling matrices may be defined for each transform block size. For a prediction type of the block, the matrices may be derived from scaling lists. The following syntax structure shows how scaling lists are signaled in VVC Draft 7.

Descriptor scaling_list_data( ) { scaling_matrix_for_lfnst_disabled_flag u(1) for( id = 0; id < 28; id ++ ) matrixSize = (id < 2 ) ? 2 : ( ( id < 8 ) ? 4 : 8 ) scaling_list_copy_mode_flag[ id ] u(1) if( !scaling_list_copy_mode_flag[ id ] ) scaling_list_pred_mode_flag[ id ] u(1) if( ( scaling_list_copy_mode_flag[ id ] | | scaling_list_pred_mode_flag [ id ] ) && id != 0 && id != 2 && id != 8 ) scaling_list_pred_id_delta[ id ] ue(v) if( !scaling_list_copy_mode_flag[ id ] ) { nextCoef = 0 if( id > 13 ) { scaling_list_dc_coef[ id − 14 ] se(v) nextCoef += scaling_list_dc_coef[ id − 14 ] } for( i = 0; i < matrixSize * matrixSize; i++ ) { x = DiagScanOrder[ 3 ][ 3 ][ i ][ 0 ] y = DiagScanOrder[ 3 ][ 3 ][ i ][ 1 ] if( !( id > 25 && x >= 4 && y >= 4 ) ) { scaling_list_delta_coef[ id ][ i ] se(v) nextCoef += scaling_list_delta_coef[ id ][ i ] } ScalingList[ id ][ i ] = nextCoef } } } }

The correspondence of the scaling lists (with ID 0 to 27) and the particular components are provided in the following table (Table 36 in VVC Draft 7)

max(nTbW, nTbH) 2 4 8 16 32 64 predMode = cIdx = 0 (Y) 2 8 14 20 26 MODE_INTRA cIdx = 1 (Cb) 3 9 15 21 21 cIdx = 2 (Cr) 4 10 16 22 22 predMode = cIdx = 0 (Y) 5 11 17 23 27 MODE_INTER cIdx = 1 (Cb) 0 6 12 18 24 24 (INTER, IBC) cIdx = 2 (Cr) 1 7 13 19 25 25

Three arrays are defined representing the scaling list IDs of each component as follows:

ScalingListIdsY={2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 27}

ScalingListIdsCb={0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24}

ScalingListIdsCr={1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25}

A function IsIdInList(id, scalingList) is defined such that when the value of id is present in the list scalingList, the function returns the value true, otherwise the function returns the value false. For example, IsIdInList(14, ScalingListIdsY) will return true, whereas IsIdInList(15, ScalingListIDsCr) will return false.

For other implementations, the arrays above may be initialized according to the IDs associated with each component.

Existing techniques for utilizing quantization matrices may have some problems. For example, in VVC Draft 7, the quantization matrices are signaled for luma and chroma components irrespective of the chroma sampling format used. In some cases, the chroma format indicator may be signaled to have a value of 0 (i.e., 4:0:0 format) when the content is coded in monochrome format, as described in H. Zhang, X. Li, G. Li, L. Li, S. Liu, “AHG15: Improvement for Quantization Matrix Signalling,” 17^(th) JVET Meeting, Brussels, B E, January 2019, JVET-Q0505. In such cases, the quantization matrices corresponding to chroma components may not be signaled. However, when the chroma format idc is equal to 3 (i.e., 4:4:4 format) and the video is coded as separate color plane coding, the quantization matrices are signaled for the chroma components, even though the quantization matrices may not be used, resulting in unnecessary bits to be signaled.

This disclosure describes techniques that may address these problems. The various techniques described herein may be performed by video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 independently or may be applied in combination with one or more other techniques described herein.

In one example technique, video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may be configured to process a syntax element signaled to indicate whether scaling lists are signaled for one component or all three components. When the scaling list is only signaled for one component, the scaling list may apply to all three components.

In one example technique, video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may be configured to process a first syntax element to determine the presence of chroma quantization matrices. The first syntax element may be indicative that the video is coded as separate color planes. In such cases, the first syntax element may be constrained to be equal to separate colour plane flag signalled in the SPS or other parts of the bitstream. The first syntax element may indicate a number of components for which the quantization matrices are signaled; e.g., when the first syntax element is equal to 1, quantization matrices for only one component may be signaled and may apply to the luma samples; when the first syntax element is equal to 3, the three QMs may apply to the three components Y, Cb, and Cr. In some examples, the first syntax element may be constrained to not be equal to 0. In some examples, the first syntax may be signaled as a “minus1” value such that it is not possible to signal a value for the first syntax element.

In another example technique, video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may be configured to derive a first variable from the first syntax element to specify whether the chroma quantization matrices are signaled. As one example, when the first syntax element indicates a separate color plane coding is employed: the first variable may be derived to be 0 indicating that the chroma quantization matrices are not signaled, otherwise the first variable may be set to 1. As another example, when the first syntax element is a number of components for which the QM are signaled: the first variable may be derived to be 0 when number of components is indicates one component; otherwise the first variable may be set to 1. In some examples, the first variable may be derived separately for Cb and Cr components.

In another example technique, video encoder 200 may refrain from signaling explicit chroma quantization matrices in the bitstream based on a value of the first variable that specifies that the chroma quantization matrices are not signaled.

In another example technique, based on the absence of explicit chroma quantization matrices, video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may determine whether to apply the luma quantization matrices, when available, also to the chroma components or refrain from applying QM scaling to chroma components.

In some examples, video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may process a flag signaled to indicate whether one or three scaling lists are signaled. When a scaling list for one component is signaled, that list applies to the luma component when separate color plane coding is disabled or applies to all three components when separate color plane coding is enabled. In the table below, added text is shown in between the symbols <add> and </add>.

Descriptor scaling_list_data( ) { scaling_matrix_for_lfnst_disabled_flag u(1) <add>scaling_matrix_separate_plane_processing_flag</add> <add>u(2) </add> for( id = 0; id < 28; id ++ ) { <add>if(scaling_matrix_separate_plane_processing_flag = = 0 || (scaling_matrix_separate_plane_processing_flag != 0 && !( IsIdInList( id, ScalingListIdsCb) || IsIdInList( id, ScalingListIdsCr) ) ) ) </add> matrixSize = (id < 2 ) ? 2 : ( ( id < 8 ) ? 4 : 8 ) scaling_list_copy_mode_flag[ id ] u(1) if( !scaling_list_copy_mode_flag[ id ] ) scaling_list_pred_mode_flag[ id ] u(1) if( ( scaling_list_copy_mode_flag[ id ] | | scaling_list_pred_mode_flag [ id ] ) && id != 0 && id != 2 && id != 8 ) scaling_list_pred_id_delta[ id ] ue(v) if( !scaling_list_copy_mode_flag[ id ] ) { nextCoef = 0 if( id > 13 ) { scaling_list_dc_coef[ id − 14 ] se(v) nextCoef += scaling_list_dc_coef[ id − 14 ] } for( i = 0; i < matrixSize * matrixSize; i++ ) { x = DiagScanOrder[ 3 ][ 3 ][ i ][ 0 ] y = DiagScanOrder[ 3 ][ 3 ][ i ][ 1 ] if( !( id > 25 && x >= 4 && y >= 4 ) ) { scaling_list_delta_coef[ id ][ i ] se(v) nextCoef += scaling_list_delta_coef[ id ][ i ] } ScalingList[ id ][ i ] = nextCoef } } } } }

The syntax element scaling_matrix_separate_plane_processing_flag equal to 0 specifies that scaling matrices for all three components are signaled in the APS. scaling_matrix_separate_plane_processing flag equal to 1 specifies that the scaling matrix is only specified for one component.

In some examples, video encoder 200 may be configured to encode video data in accordance with the following example constraints.

-   -   In one example, the following constraint may be added:

It is requirement of bitstream conformance that scaling_matrix_separate_plane_processing_flag shall not be equal to 1 only when separate_colour_plane_coding_flag is equal to 0.

-   -   In another example, the following constraint may be added:

It is requirement of bitstream conformance that scaling_matrix_separate_plane_processing_flag shall be equal to separate_colour_plane_coding flag? 1: (chroma_format_idc? 0:1).

-   -   In another example, the following constraint may be added:

When separate colour_plane_flag is equal to 1 and scaling_matrix_separate_plane_processing_flag is equal to 1, the scaling list signaled for the luma component also applies to the Cb and Cr components.

In some examples, video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may be configured to process chroma format idc and separate color plane coding information signaled in the scaling list APS, and depending on the value of chroma format idc and separate color plane coding, some quantization matrices may not be signaled. In the table below, added text is shown in between the symbols <add> and </add>.

Descriptor scaling_list_data( ) { scaling_matrix_for_lfnst_disabled_flag u(1) <add>scaling_matrix_chroma_format_idc</add> <add>u(2) </add> <add>scaling_matrix_separate_colour_plane_flag</add> <add>u(1) </add> for( id = 0; id < 28; id ++ ) { <add>if( SMChromaFormatIdc != 0 || ( SMChromaFormatIdc = = 0 && !( IsIdInList( id, ScalingListIdsCb) || IsIdInList( id, ScalingListIdsCr) ) ) ) </add> matrixSize = (id < 2 ) ? 2 : ( ( id < 8 ) ? 4 : 8 ) scaling_list_copy_mode_flag[ id ] u(1) if( !scaling_list_copy_mode_flag[ id ] ) scaling_list_pred_mode_flag[ id ] u(1) if( ( scaling_list_copy_mode_flag[ id ] | | scaling_list_pred_mode_flag [ id ] ) && id != 0 && id != 2 && id != 8 ) scaling_list_pred_id_delta[ id ] ue(v) if( !scaling_list_copy_mode_flag[ id ] ) { nextCoef = 0 if( id > 13 ) { scaling_list_dc_coef[ id − 14 ] se(v) nextCoef += scaling_list_dc_coef[ id − 14 ] } for( i = 0; i < matrixSize * matrixSize; i++ ) { x = DiagScanOrder[ 3 ][ 3 ][ i ][ 0 ] y = DiagScanOrder[ 3 ][ 3 ][ i ][ 1 ] if( !( id > 25 && x >= 4 && y >= 4 ) ) { scaling_list_delta_coef[ id ][ i ] se(v) nextCoef += scaling_list_delta_coef[ id ][ i ] } ScalingList[ id ][ i ] = nextCoef } } } } }

The semantics of scaling_matrix_chroma_format_idc and scaling_matrix_separate_colour_plane_flag are similar to the semantics of chroma_format_idc and separate_colour_plane_flag, resepectively. The values of scaling_matrix_chroma_format_idc and scaling_matrix_separate_colour_plane_flag may also be constrained to be equal to the values of chroma_format_idc and separate_colour_plane_flag, respectively.

The variable ChromaFormatIdc may be derived as follows:

SMChromaFormatIdc=scaling_matrix_separate_colour_plane_flag? 0: scaling_matrix_chroma_format_idc

In some examples, the syntax element scaling_matrix_chroma_format_idc and scaling_matrix_separate_colour_plane_flag is not signalled and instead a syntax element that signals the value equivalent to SMChromaFormatIdc is signaled and the determination of signaling chroma QM is based on that syntax element.

In some examples, a number of components for which the QMs are signaled is included in the syntax element. In the table below, added text is shown in between the symbols <add> and </add>.

Descriptor scaling_list_data( ) { scaling_matrix_for_lfnst_disabled_flag u(1) <add> scaling_matrix_num_component_minus1s</add> <add> ue(v) </add> for( id = 0; id < 28; id ++ ) { <add> if( SMNumComps = = 3 || ( SMNumComps = = 2 && ! IsIdInList( id, ScalingListIdsCr) ) || ( SMNumComps = = 1 && !( IsIdInList( id, ScalingListIdsCb) || IsIdInList( id, ScalingListIdsCr) ) ) ) </add> matrixSize = (id < 2 ) ? 2 : ( ( id < 8 ) ? 4 : 8 ) scaling_list_copy_mode_flag[ id ] u(1) if( !scaling_list_copy_mode_flag[ id ] ) scaling_list_pred_mode_flag[ id ] u(1) if( ( scaling_list_copy_mode_flag[ id ] | | scaling_list_pred_mode_flag [ id ] ) && id != 0 && id != 2 && id != 8 ) scaling_list_pred_id_delta[ id ] ue(v) if( !scaling_list_copy_mode_flag[ id ] ) { nextCoef = 0 if( id > 13 ) { scaling_list_dc_coef[ id − 14 ] se(v) nextCoef += scaling_list_dc_coef[ id − 14 ] } for( i = 0; i < matrixSize * matrixSize; i++ ) { x = DiagScanOrder[ 3 ][ 3 ][ i ][ 0 ] y = DiagScanOrder[ 3 ][ 3 ][ i ][ 1 ] if( !( id > 25 && x >= 4 && y >= 4 ) ) { scaling_list_delta_coef[ id ][ i ] se(v) nextCoef += scaling_list_delta_coef[ id ][ i ] } ScalingList[ id ][ i ] = nextCoef } } } } }

The syntax element scaling_matrix_num_components_minus1 plus 1 specifies the number of components for which the scaling lists are signaled. The value of scaling_matrix_num_components_minus1 shall be in the range of 0 to 2, inclusive.

The value of SMNumComps is set qual to scaling_matrix_num_components_minus1+1.

The scaling lists for components for which the scaling lists are not specified may use the scaling list associated with the first component, e.g. luma component.

In some examples, when scaling lists are signaled for 2 components, the first component scaling lists may apply to luma and the second component scaling lists may apply to both luma and chroma.

In some examples, for each component comp for which QMs are not signaled based on scaling_matrix_num_components_minus1, a further syntax element may be signaled to indicate whether:

-   -   The QM is disabled for component comp     -   The ID of the component whose QM is to be used for component         comp. For example, if only two components are signaled, then the         for the Cr component, an id may specify whether the scaling list         associated with luma or the scaling list associated with chroma         is to be applied to the Cr component.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example video encoder 200 that may perform the techniques of this disclosure. FIG. 3 is provided for purposes of explanation and should not be considered limiting of the techniques as broadly exemplified and described in this disclosure. For purposes of explanation, this disclosure describes video encoder 200 according to the techniques of JEM, VVC (ITU-T H.266, under development), and HEVC (ITU-T H.265). However, the techniques of this disclosure may be performed by video encoding devices that are configured to other video coding standards.

In the example of FIG. 3, video encoder 200 includes video data memory 230, mode selection unit 202, residual generation unit 204, transform processing unit 206, quantization unit 208, inverse quantization unit 210, inverse transform processing unit 212, reconstruction unit 214, filter unit 216, decoded picture buffer (DPB) 218, and entropy encoding unit 220. Any or all of video data memory 230, mode selection unit 202, residual generation unit 204, transform processing unit 206, quantization unit 208, inverse quantization unit 210, inverse transform processing unit 212, reconstruction unit 214, filter unit 216, DPB 218, and entropy encoding unit 220 may be implemented in one or more processors or in processing circuitry. For instance, the units of video encoder 200 may be implemented as one or more circuits or logic elements as part of hardware circuitry, or as part of a processor, ASIC, of FPGA. Moreover, video encoder 200 may include additional or alternative processors or processing circuitry to perform these and other functions.

Video data memory 230 may store video data to be encoded by the components of video encoder 200. Video encoder 200 may receive the video data stored in video data memory 230 from, for example, video source 104 (FIG. 1). DPB 218 may act as a reference picture memory that stores reference video data for use in prediction of subsequent video data by video encoder 200. Video data memory 230 and DPB 218 may be formed by any of a variety of memory devices, such as dynamic random access memory (DRAM), including synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), magnetoresistive RAM (MRAM), resistive RAM (RRAM), or other types of memory devices. Video data memory 230 and DPB 218 may be provided by the same memory device or separate memory devices. In various examples, video data memory 230 may be on-chip with other components of video encoder 200, as illustrated, or off-chip relative to those components.

In this disclosure, reference to video data memory 230 should not be interpreted as being limited to memory internal to video encoder 200, unless specifically described as such, or memory external to video encoder 200, unless specifically described as such. Rather, reference to video data memory 230 should be understood as reference memory that stores video data that video encoder 200 receives for encoding (e.g., video data for a current block that is to be encoded). Memory 106 of FIG. 1 may also provide temporary storage of outputs from the various units of video encoder 200.

The various units of FIG. 3 are illustrated to assist with understanding the operations performed by video encoder 200. The units may be implemented as fixed-function circuits, programmable circuits, or a combination thereof. Fixed-function circuits refer to circuits that provide particular functionality, and are preset on the operations that can be performed. Programmable circuits refer to circuits that can be programmed to perform various tasks, and provide flexible functionality in the operations that can be performed. For instance, programmable circuits may execute software or firmware that cause the programmable circuits to operate in the manner defined by instructions of the software or firmware. Fixed-function circuits may execute software instructions (e.g., to receive parameters or output parameters), but the types of operations that the fixed-function circuits perform are generally immutable. In some examples, one or more of the units may be distinct circuit blocks (fixed-function or programmable), and in some examples, one or more of the units may be integrated circuits.

Video encoder 200 may include arithmetic logic units (ALUs), elementary function units (EFUs), digital circuits, analog circuits, and/or programmable cores, formed from programmable circuits. In examples where the operations of video encoder 200 are performed using software executed by the programmable circuits, memory 106 (FIG. 1) may store the instructions (e.g., object code) of the software that video encoder 200 receives and executes, or another memory within video encoder 200 (not shown) may store such instructions.

Video data memory 230 is configured to store received video data. Video encoder 200 may retrieve a picture of the video data from video data memory 230 and provide the video data to residual generation unit 204 and mode selection unit 202. Video data in video data memory 230 may be raw video data that is to be encoded.

Mode selection unit 202 includes a motion estimation unit 222, motion compensation unit 224, and an intra-prediction unit 226. Mode selection unit 202 may include additional functional units to perform video prediction in accordance with other prediction modes. As examples, mode selection unit 202 may include a palette unit, an intra-block copy unit (which may be part of motion estimation unit 222 and/or motion compensation unit 224), an affine unit, a linear model (LM) unit, or the like.

Mode selection unit 202 generally coordinates multiple encoding passes to test combinations of encoding parameters and resulting rate-distortion values for such combinations. The encoding parameters may include partitioning of CTUs into CUs, prediction modes for the CUs, transform types for residual data of the CUs, quantization parameters for residual data of the CUs, and so on. Mode selection unit 202 may ultimately select the combination of encoding parameters having rate-distortion values that are better than the other tested combinations.

Video encoder 200 may partition a picture retrieved from video data memory 230 into a series of CTUs, and encapsulate one or more CTUs within a slice. Mode selection unit 202 may partition a CTU of the picture in accordance with a tree structure, such as the QTBT structure or the quad-tree structure of HEVC described above. As described above, video encoder 200 may form one or more CUs from partitioning a CTU according to the tree structure. Such a CU may also be referred to generally as a “video block” or “block.”

In general, mode selection unit 202 also controls the components thereof (e.g., motion estimation unit 222, motion compensation unit 224, and intra-prediction unit 226) to generate a prediction block for a current block (e.g., a current CU, or in HEVC, the overlapping portion of a PU and a TU). For inter-prediction of a current block, motion estimation unit 222 may perform a motion search to identify one or more closely matching reference blocks in one or more reference pictures (e.g., one or more previously coded pictures stored in DPB 218). In particular, motion estimation unit 222 may calculate a value representative of how similar a potential reference block is to the current block, e.g., according to sum of absolute difference (SAD), sum of squared differences (SSD), mean absolute difference (MAD), mean squared differences (MSD), or the like. Motion estimation unit 222 may generally perform these calculations using sample-by-sample differences between the current block and the reference block being considered. Motion estimation unit 222 may identify a reference block having a lowest value resulting from these calculations, indicating a reference block that most closely matches the current block.

Motion estimation unit 222 may form one or more motion vectors (MVs) that defines the positions of the reference blocks in the reference pictures relative to the position of the current block in a current picture. Motion estimation unit 222 may then provide the motion vectors to motion compensation unit 224. For example, for uni-directional inter-prediction, motion estimation unit 222 may provide a single motion vector, whereas for bi-directional inter-prediction, motion estimation unit 222 may provide two motion vectors. Motion compensation unit 224 may then generate a prediction block using the motion vectors. For example, motion compensation unit 224 may retrieve data of the reference block using the motion vector. As another example, if the motion vector has fractional sample precision, motion compensation unit 224 may interpolate values for the prediction block according to one or more interpolation filters. Moreover, for bi-directional inter-prediction, motion compensation unit 224 may retrieve data for two reference blocks identified by respective motion vectors and combine the retrieved data, e.g., through sample-by-sample averaging or weighted averaging.

As another example, for intra-prediction, or intra-prediction coding, intra-prediction unit 226 may generate the prediction block from samples neighboring the current block. For example, for directional modes, intra-prediction unit 226 may generally mathematically combine values of neighboring samples and populate these calculated values in the defined direction across the current block to produce the prediction block. As another example, for DC mode, intra-prediction unit 226 may calculate an average of the neighboring samples to the current block and generate the prediction block to include this resulting average for each sample of the prediction block.

Mode selection unit 202 provides the prediction block to residual generation unit 204. Residual generation unit 204 receives a raw, unencoded version of the current block from video data memory 230 and the prediction block from mode selection unit 202. Residual generation unit 204 calculates sample-by-sample differences between the current block and the prediction block. The resulting sample-by-sample differences define a residual block for the current block. In some examples, residual generation unit 204 may also determine differences between sample values in the residual block to generate a residual block using residual differential pulse code modulation (RDPCM). In some examples, residual generation unit 204 may be formed using one or more subtractor circuits that perform binary subtraction.

In examples where mode selection unit 202 partitions CUs into PUs, each PU may be associated with a luma prediction unit and corresponding chroma prediction units. Video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may support PUs having various sizes. As indicated above, the size of a CU may refer to the size of the luma coding block of the CU and the size of a PU may refer to the size of a luma prediction unit of the PU. Assuming that the size of a particular CU is 2N×2N, video encoder 200 may support PU sizes of 2N×2N or N×N for intra prediction, and symmetric PU sizes of 2N×2N, 2N×N, N×2N, N×N, or similar for inter prediction. Video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may also support asymmetric partitioning for PU sizes of 2N×nU, 2N×nD, nL×2N, and nR×2N for inter prediction.

In examples where mode selection unit 202 does not further partition a CU into PUs, each CU may be associated with a luma coding block and corresponding chroma coding blocks. As above, the size of a CU may refer to the size of the luma coding block of the CU. The video encoder 200 and video decoder 300 may support CU sizes of 2N×2N, 2N×N, or N×2N.

For other video coding techniques such as an intra-block copy mode coding, an affine-mode coding, and linear model (LM) mode coding, as few examples, mode selection unit 202, via respective units associated with the coding techniques, generates a prediction block for the current block being encoded. In some examples, such as palette mode coding, mode selection unit 202 may not generate a prediction block, and instead generate syntax elements that indicate the manner in which to reconstruct the block based on a selected palette. In such modes, mode selection unit 202 may provide these syntax elements to entropy encoding unit 220 to be encoded.

As described above, residual generation unit 204 receives the video data for the current block and the corresponding prediction block. Residual generation unit 204 then generates a residual block for the current block. To generate the residual block, residual generation unit 204 calculates sample-by-sample differences between the prediction block and the current block.

Transform processing unit 206 applies one or more transforms to the residual block to generate a block of transform coefficients (referred to herein as a “transform coefficient block”). Transform processing unit 206 may apply various transforms to a residual block to form the transform coefficient block. For example, transform processing unit 206 may apply a discrete cosine transform (DCT), a directional transform, a Karhunen-Loeve transform (KLT), or a conceptually similar transform to a residual block. In some examples, transform processing unit 206 may perform multiple transforms to a residual block, e.g., a primary transform and a secondary transform, such as a rotational transform. In some examples, transform processing unit 206 does not apply transforms to a residual block.

Quantization unit 208 may quantize the transform coefficients in a transform coefficient block, to produce a quantized transform coefficient block. Quantization unit 208 may quantize transform coefficients of a transform coefficient block according to a quantization parameter (QP) value associated with the current block as well as using scaling matrices as described above. Video encoder 200 (e.g., via mode selection unit 202) may adjust the degree of quantization applied to the transform coefficient blocks associated with the current block by adjusting the QP value associated with the CU. Quantization may introduce loss of information, and thus, quantized transform coefficients may have lower precision than the original transform coefficients produced by transform processing unit 206.

Inverse quantization unit 210 and inverse transform processing unit 212 may apply inverse quantization and inverse transforms to a quantized transform coefficient block, respectively, to reconstruct a residual block from the transform coefficient block. Reconstruction unit 214 may produce a reconstructed block corresponding to the current block (albeit potentially with some degree of distortion) based on the reconstructed residual block and a prediction block generated by mode selection unit 202. For example, reconstruction unit 214 may add samples of the reconstructed residual block to corresponding samples from the prediction block generated by mode selection unit 202 to produce the reconstructed block.

Filter unit 216 may perform one or more filter operations on reconstructed blocks. For example, filter unit 216 may perform deblocking operations to reduce blockiness artifacts along edges of CUs. Operations of filter unit 216 may be skipped, in some examples.

Video encoder 200 stores reconstructed blocks in DPB 218. For instance, in examples where operations of filter unit 216 are not needed, reconstruction unit 214 may store reconstructed blocks to DPB 218. In examples where operations of filter unit 216 are needed, filter unit 216 may store the filtered reconstructed blocks to DPB 218. Motion estimation unit 222 and motion compensation unit 224 may retrieve a reference picture from DPB 218, formed from the reconstructed (and potentially filtered) blocks, to inter-predict blocks of subsequently encoded pictures. In addition, intra-prediction unit 226 may use reconstructed blocks in DPB 218 of a current picture to intra-predict other blocks in the current picture.

In general, entropy encoding unit 220 may entropy encode syntax elements received from other functional components of video encoder 200. For example, entropy encoding unit 220 may entropy encode quantized transform coefficient blocks from quantization unit 208. As another example, entropy encoding unit 220 may entropy encode prediction syntax elements (e.g., motion information for inter-prediction or intra-mode information for intra-prediction) from mode selection unit 202. Entropy encoding unit 220 may perform one or more entropy encoding operations on the syntax elements, which are another example of video data, to generate entropy-encoded data. For example, entropy encoding unit 220 may perform a context-adaptive variable length coding (CAVLC) operation, a CABAC operation, a variable-to-variable (V2V) length coding operation, a syntax-based context-adaptive binary arithmetic coding (SBAC) operation, a Probability Interval Partitioning Entropy (PIPE) coding operation, an Exponential-Golomb encoding operation, or another type of entropy encoding operation on the data. In some examples, entropy encoding unit 220 may operate in bypass mode where syntax elements are not entropy encoded.

Video encoder 200 may output a bitstream that includes the entropy encoded syntax elements needed to reconstruct blocks of a slice or picture. In particular, entropy encoding unit 220 may output the bitstream.

The operations described above are described with respect to a block. Such description should be understood as being operations for a luma coding block and/or chroma coding blocks. As described above, in some examples, the luma coding block and chroma coding blocks are luma and chroma components of a CU. In some examples, the luma coding block and the chroma coding blocks are luma and chroma components of a PU.

In some examples, operations performed with respect to a luma coding block need not be repeated for the chroma coding blocks. As one example, operations to identify a motion vector (MV) and reference picture for a luma coding block need not be repeated for identifying a MV and reference picture for the chroma blocks. Rather, the MV for the luma coding block may be scaled to determine the MV for the chroma blocks, and the reference picture may be the same. As another example, the intra-prediction process may be the same for the luma coding block and the chroma coding blocks.

Video encoder 200 represents an example of a device configured to encode video data and that includes a memory configured to store video data, and one or more processing units implemented in circuitry and configured to perform the techniques of this disclosure, including the techniques described below in the claims section.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example video decoder 300 that may perform the techniques of this disclosure. FIG. 4 is provided for purposes of explanation and is not limiting on the techniques as broadly exemplified and described in this disclosure. For purposes of explanation, this disclosure describes video decoder 300 according to the techniques of JEM, VVC (ITU-T H.266, under development), and HEVC (ITU-T H.265). However, the techniques of this disclosure may be performed by video coding devices that are configured to other video coding standards.

In the example of FIG. 4, video decoder 300 includes coded picture buffer (CPB) memory 320, entropy decoding unit 302, prediction processing unit 304, inverse quantization unit 306, inverse transform processing unit 308, reconstruction unit 310, filter unit 312, and decoded picture buffer (DPB) 314. Any or all of CPB memory 320, entropy decoding unit 302, prediction processing unit 304, inverse quantization unit 306, inverse transform processing unit 308, reconstruction unit 310, filter unit 312, and DPB 314 may be implemented in one or more processors or in processing circuitry. For instance, the units of video decoder 300 may be implemented as one or more circuits or logic elements as part of hardware circuitry, or as part of a processor, ASIC, of FPGA. Moreover, video decoder 300 may include additional or alternative processors or processing circuitry to perform these and other functions.

Prediction processing unit 304 includes motion compensation unit 316 and intra-prediction unit 318. Prediction processing unit 304 may include additional units to perform prediction in accordance with other prediction modes. As examples, prediction processing unit 304 may include a palette unit, an intra-block copy unit (which may form part of motion compensation unit 316), an affine unit, a linear model (LM) unit, or the like. In other examples, video decoder 300 may include more, fewer, or different functional components.

CPB memory 320 may store video data, such as an encoded video bitstream, to be decoded by the components of video decoder 300. The video data stored in CPB memory 320 may be obtained, for example, from computer-readable medium 110 (FIG. 1). CPB memory 320 may include a CPB that stores encoded video data (e.g., syntax elements) from an encoded video bitstream. Also, CPB memory 320 may store video data other than syntax elements of a coded picture, such as temporary data representing outputs from the various units of video decoder 300. DPB 314 generally stores decoded pictures, which video decoder 300 may output and/or use as reference video data when decoding subsequent data or pictures of the encoded video bitstream. CPB memory 320 and DPB 314 may be formed by any of a variety of memory devices, such as DRAM, including SDRAM, MRAM, RRAM, or other types of memory devices. CPB memory 320 and DPB 314 may be provided by the same memory device or separate memory devices. In various examples, CPB memory 320 may be on-chip with other components of video decoder 300, or off-chip relative to those components.

Additionally or alternatively, in some examples, video decoder 300 may retrieve coded video data from memory 120 (FIG. 1). That is, memory 120 may store data as discussed above with CPB memory 320. Likewise, memory 120 may store instructions to be executed by video decoder 300, when some or all of the functionality of video decoder 300 is implemented in software to be executed by processing circuitry of video decoder 300.

The various units shown in FIG. 4 are illustrated to assist with understanding the operations performed by video decoder 300. The units may be implemented as fixed-function circuits, programmable circuits, or a combination thereof. Similar to FIG. 3, fixed-function circuits refer to circuits that provide particular functionality, and are preset on the operations that can be performed. Programmable circuits refer to circuits that can be programmed to perform various tasks, and provide flexible functionality in the operations that can be performed. For instance, programmable circuits may execute software or firmware that cause the programmable circuits to operate in the manner defined by instructions of the software or firmware. Fixed-function circuits may execute software instructions (e.g., to receive parameters or output parameters), but the types of operations that the fixed-function circuits perform are generally immutable. In some examples, one or more of the units may be distinct circuit blocks (fixed-function or programmable), and in some examples, one or more of the units may be integrated circuits.

Video decoder 300 may include ALUs, EFUs, digital circuits, analog circuits, and/or programmable cores formed from programmable circuits. In examples where the operations of video decoder 300 are performed by software executing on the programmable circuits, on-chip or off-chip memory may store instructions (e.g., object code) of the software that video decoder 300 receives and executes.

Entropy decoding unit 302 may receive encoded video data from the CPB and entropy decode the video data to reproduce syntax elements. Prediction processing unit 304, inverse quantization unit 306, inverse transform processing unit 308, reconstruction unit 310, and filter unit 312 may generate decoded video data based on the syntax elements extracted from the bitstream.

In general, video decoder 300 reconstructs a picture on a block-by-block basis. Video decoder 300 may perform a reconstruction operation on each block individually (where the block currently being reconstructed, i.e., decoded, may be referred to as a “current block”).

Entropy decoding unit 302 may entropy decode syntax elements defining quantized transform coefficients of a quantized transform coefficient block, as well as transform information, such as a quantization parameter (QP) and/or transform mode indication(s). Inverse quantization unit 306 may use the QP and the scaling matrices associated with the quantized transform coefficient block to determine a degree of quantization and, likewise, a degree of inverse quantization for inverse quantization unit 306 to apply. Inverse quantization unit 306 may, for example, perform a bitwise left-shift operation to inverse quantize the quantized transform coefficients. Inverse quantization unit 306 may thereby form a transform coefficient block including transform coefficients.

After inverse quantization unit 306 forms the transform coefficient block, inverse transform processing unit 308 may apply one or more inverse transforms to the transform coefficient block to generate a residual block associated with the current block. For example, inverse transform processing unit 308 may apply an inverse DCT, an inverse integer transform, an inverse Karhunen-Loeve transform (KLT), an inverse rotational transform, an inverse directional transform, or another inverse transform to the transform coefficient block.

Furthermore, prediction processing unit 304 generates a prediction block according to prediction information syntax elements that were entropy decoded by entropy decoding unit 302. For example, if the prediction information syntax elements indicate that the current block is inter-predicted, motion compensation unit 316 may generate the prediction block. In this case, the prediction information syntax elements may indicate a reference picture in DPB 314 from which to retrieve a reference block, as well as a motion vector identifying a location of the reference block in the reference picture relative to the location of the current block in the current picture. Motion compensation unit 316 may generally perform the inter-prediction process in a manner that is substantially similar to that described with respect to motion compensation unit 224 (FIG. 3).

As another example, if the prediction information syntax elements indicate that the current block is intra-predicted, intra-prediction unit 318 may generate the prediction block according to an intra-prediction mode indicated by the prediction information syntax elements. Again, intra-prediction unit 318 may generally perform the intra-prediction process in a manner that is substantially similar to that described with respect to intra-prediction unit 226 (FIG. 3). Intra-prediction unit 318 may retrieve data of neighboring samples to the current block from DPB 314.

Reconstruction unit 310 may reconstruct the current block using the prediction block and the residual block. For example, reconstruction unit 310 may add samples of the residual block to corresponding samples of the prediction block to reconstruct the current block.

Filter unit 312 may perform one or more filter operations on reconstructed blocks. For example, filter unit 312 may perform deblocking operations to reduce blockiness artifacts along edges of the reconstructed blocks. Operations of filter unit 312 are not necessarily performed in all examples.

Video decoder 300 may store the reconstructed blocks in DPB 314. For instance, in examples where operations of filter unit 312 are not performed, reconstruction unit 310 may store reconstructed blocks to DPB 314. In examples where operations of filter unit 312 are performed, filter unit 312 may store the filtered reconstructed blocks to DPB 314. As discussed above, DPB 314 may provide reference information, such as samples of a current picture for intra-prediction and previously decoded pictures for subsequent motion compensation, to prediction processing unit 304. Moreover, video decoder 300 may output decoded pictures (e.g., decoded video) from DPB 314 for subsequent presentation on a display device, such as display device 118 of FIG. 1.

Video decoder 300 represents an example of a device configured to decode video data and that includes a memory configured to store video data and one or more processing units implemented in circuitry and configured to perform the techniques of this disclosure, including the techniques described below in the claims section.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example method for encoding a current block. The current block may comprise a current CU. Although described with respect to video encoder 200 (FIGS. 1 and 3), it should be understood that other devices may be configured to perform a method similar to that of FIG. 5.

In this example, video encoder 200 initially predicts the current block (350). For example, video encoder 200 may form a prediction block for the current block. Video encoder 200 may then calculate a residual block for the current block (352). To calculate the residual block, video encoder 200 may calculate a difference between the original, unencoded block and the prediction block for the current block. Video encoder 200 may then transform the residual block and quantize transform coefficients of the residual block (354). Next, video encoder 200 may scan the quantized transform coefficients of the residual block (356). During the scan, or following the scan, video encoder 200 may entropy encode the transform coefficients (358). For example, video encoder 200 may encode the transform coefficients using CAVLC or CABAC. Video encoder 200 may then output the entropy encoded data of the block (360).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example method for decoding a current block of video data. The current block may comprise a current CU. Although described with respect to video decoder 300 (FIGS. 1 and 4), it should be understood that other devices may be configured to perform a method similar to that of FIG. 6.

Video decoder 300 may receive entropy encoded data for the current block, such as entropy encoded prediction information and entropy encoded data for coefficients of a residual block corresponding to the current block (370). Video decoder 300 may entropy decode the entropy encoded data to determine prediction information for the current block and to reproduce coefficients of the residual block (372). Video decoder 300 may predict the current block (374), e.g., using an intra- or inter-prediction mode as indicated by the prediction information for the current block, to calculate a prediction block for the current block. Video decoder 300 may then inverse scan the reproduced coefficients (376), to create a block of quantized transform coefficients. Video decoder 300 may then inverse quantize and inverse transform the transform coefficients to produce a residual block (378). Video decoder 300 may ultimately decode the current block by combining the prediction block and the residual block (380).

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example method for encoding video data. Although described with respect to video encoder 200 (FIGS. 1 and 3), it should be understood that other devices may be configured to perform a method similar to that of FIG. 7.

In response to determining that a component of video data is encoded in a mode where the component of video data is independently decodable, video encoder 200 sets a syntax element indicating whether chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the video data to a value indicating that the chroma scaling matrices are not signaled for the video data (390). Video encoder 200 outputs in a bitstream of encoded video data, an indication of the value for the syntax element (392). To determine that the component of video data is encoded in the mode where the component of video data is independently decodable, video encoder 200 may be configured to determine that the video data is encoded in a separate color plane coding mode. The video data may include 4:4:4 video data.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example method for decoding a current block of video data. The current block may comprise a current CU. Although described with respect to video decoder 300 (FIGS. 1 and 4), it should be understood that other devices may be configured to perform a method similar to that of FIG. 8.

Video decoder 300 receives a syntax element indicating whether chroma quantization matrices are signaled for the video data (400). In response to determining that chroma quantization matrices are signaled for the video data, video decoder 300 determines a chroma quantization matrix for a block of video data (402). Video decoder 300 determines a block of chroma transform coefficients for the block of video data (404). Video decoder 300 dequantizes a first chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a first quantization value from the chroma quantization matrix (406). Video decoder 300 dequantizes a second chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a second quantization value from the chroma quantization matrix (408). Video decoder 300 determines a chroma residual block for the block of video data based on the first dequantized chroma transform coefficients and the second dequantized chroma transform coefficient (410). Video decoder 300 adds the chroma residual block to a chroma prediction block to determine a decoded chroma block (412). Video decoder 300 outputs decoded video data that includes the decoded chroma block (414).

The following clauses describe aspects of techniques and devices introduced above.

Clause 1: A method of decoding video data includes receiving a syntax element indicating whether scaling lists are signaled for one component of the video data; determining the scaling lists; and decoding the video data based on the determined scaling lists.

Clause 2: The method of clause 1, further includes determining whether separate color plane coding is enabled.

Clause 3: The method of clause 2, further includes in response to determining that color plane coding enabled, using the scaling lists to decode a luma component of the video data, a first chroma component of the video data, and a second chroma component of the video data.

Clause 4: The method of clause 2, further includes in response to determining that color plane coding disabled, using the scaling lists to decode a luma component of the video data.

Clause 5: The method of clause 2, further includes in response to determining that color plane coding disabled, using the scaling lists to decode a luma component of the video data without using the scaling lists to decode a first chroma component of the video data or a second chroma component of the video data.

Clause 6: A method of decoding video data includes receiving a syntax element indicating whether chroma quantization matrices are signaled for the video data; determining the chroma quantization matrices; and decoding the video data based on the determined chroma quantization matrices.

Clause 7: The method of clause 6, wherein the syntax element indicates a number of components for which the chroma quantization matrices are signaled

Clause 8: The method of clause 6, further includes deriving a first variable from the syntax element; and based on the derived first variable, determining whether the chroma quantization matrices are signaled.

Clause 9: A device for coding video data, the device comprising one or more means for performing the method of any of clauses 1-8.

Clause 10: The device of clause 9, wherein the one or more means comprise one or more processors implemented in circuitry.

Clause 11: The device of any of clauses 9 and 10, further comprising a memory to store the video data.

Clause 12: The device of any of clauses 9-11, further comprising a display configured to display decoded video data.

Clause 13: The device of any of clauses 9-12, wherein the device comprises one or more of a camera, a computer, a mobile device, a broadcast receiver device, or a set-top box.

Clause 14: The device of any of clauses 9-13, wherein the device comprises a video decoder.

Clause 15: A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform the method of any of clauses 1-8.

Clause 16: A method of decoding a bitstream of encoded video data, the method comprising receiving, from the bitstream of encoded video data, a syntax element indicating whether chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the encoded video data; in response to determining that chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the video data, determining a chroma scaling matrix for a block of the encoded video data; determining a block of chroma transform coefficients for the block, wherein the block of chroma transform coefficients comprises at least a first chroma transform coefficient and a second chroma transform coefficient; determining a quantization parameter (QP) value for the block of chroma transform coefficients; dequantizing the first chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a first scaling value from the chroma scaling matrix and based on the QP value; dequantizing the second chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a second scaling value from the chroma scaling matrix and based on the QP value, wherein the second scaling value is different than the first scaling value; determining a chroma residual block for the block based on the first dequantized chroma transform coefficients and the second dequantized chroma transform coefficient; adding the chroma residual block to a chroma prediction block to determine a decoded chroma block; and outputting decoded video data that includes the decoded chroma block.

Clause 17: The method of clause 16, wherein determining the chroma scaling matrix for the block of video data comprises receiving the chroma scaling matrix in a parameter set syntax structure.

Clause 18: The method of clause 17, wherein the parameter set syntax structure comprises an adaptation parameter set syntax structure.

Clause 19: The method of any of clauses 16-18, further comprising adding the chroma residual block to the chroma prediction block to determine a reconstructed chroma block; and applying one or more filters to the reconstructed chroma block to determine the decoded chroma block.

Clause 20: The method of any of clauses 16-19, wherein the block of video data comprises a 4:4:4 block of video data.

Clause 21: The method of any of clauses 16-20, wherein the block of video data is coded in a separate color plane coding mode.

Clause 22: The method of any of clauses 16-21, further comprising selecting the first scaling value based on a frequency of the first chroma transform coefficient; and selecting the second scaling value based on a frequency of the second chroma transform coefficient.

Clause 23: The method of any of clauses 16-22, wherein the video data comprises first video data associated with a first parameter set, the method further comprising: receiving a second syntax element indicating whether second chroma scaling matrices are signaled for second video data associated with a second parameter set; in response to determining that the second chroma scaling matrices are not signaled for the second video data, determining a luma scaling matrix for a block of the second video data without receiving a corresponding chroma scaling matrix.

Clause 24: The method of any of clauses 16-23, further comprising: determining a luma scaling matrix for the block of video data; determining a block of luma transform coefficients for the block of video data, wherein the block of luma transform coefficients comprises at least a first luma transform coefficient and a second luma transform coefficient; determining a second quantization parameter (QP) value for the block of luma transform coefficients; dequantizing the first luma transform coefficient of the block of luma transform coefficients using a first scaling value from the luma scaling matrix and based on the second QP value; dequantizing the second luma transform coefficient of the block of luma transform coefficients using a second scaling value from the luma quantization matrix and based on the second QP value; determining a luma residual block for the block of video data based on the first dequantized luma transform coefficients and the second dequantized luma transform coefficient; adding the luma residual block to a luma prediction block to determine a decoded luma block, wherein the decoded video data includes the decoded luma block.

Clause 25: A device for decoding video data, the device comprising: a memory configured to store video data and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to: receive, from the bitstream of encoded video data, a syntax element indicating whether chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the encoded video data; in response to determining that chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the video data, determine a chroma scaling matrix for a block of the encoded video data; determine a block of chroma transform coefficients for the block, wherein the block of chroma transform coefficients comprises at least a first chroma transform coefficient and a second chroma transform coefficient; determine a quantization parameter (QP) value for the block of chroma transform coefficients; dequantize the first chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a first scaling value from the chroma scaling matrix and based on the QP value; dequantize the second chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a second scaling value from the chroma scaling matrix and based on the QP value, wherein the second scaling value is different than the first scaling value; determine a chroma residual block for the block based on the first dequantized chroma transform coefficients and the second dequantized chroma transform coefficient; add the chroma residual block to a chroma prediction block to determine a decoded chroma block; and output decoded video data that includes the decoded chroma block.

Clause 26: The device of clause 25, wherein to determine the chroma scaling matrix for the block of video data, the one or more processors are further configured to receive the chroma scaling matrix in a parameter set syntax structure.

Clause 27: The device of clause 26, wherein the parameter set syntax structure comprises an adaptation parameter set syntax structure.

Clause 28: The device of any of clauses 25-27, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: add the chroma residual block to the chroma prediction block to determine a reconstructed chroma block; and apply one or more filters to the reconstructed chroma block to determine the decoded chroma block.

Clause 29: The device of any of clauses 25-28, wherein the block of video data comprises a 4:4:4 block of video data.

Clause 30: The device of any of clauses 25-29, wherein the block of video data is coded in a separate color plane coding mode.

Clause 31: The device of any of clauses 25-30, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: select the first scaling value based on a frequency of the first chroma transform coefficient; and select the second scaling value based on a frequency of the second chroma transform coefficient.

Clause 32: The device of any of clauses 25-31, wherein the video data comprises first video data associated with a first parameter set, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receive a second syntax element indicating whether second chroma scaling matrices are signaled for second video data associated with a second parameter set; in response to determining that the second chroma scaling matrices are not signaled for the second video data, determine a luma scaling matrix for a block of the second video data without receiving a corresponding chroma scaling matrix.

Clause 33: The device of any of clauses 25-32, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: determine a luma scaling matrix for the block of video data; determine a block of luma transform coefficients for the block of video data, wherein the block of luma transform coefficients comprises at least a first luma transform coefficient and a second luma transform coefficient; determine a second quantization parameter (QP) value for the block of luma transform coefficients; dequantize the first luma transform coefficient of the block of luma transform coefficients using a first scaling value from the luma scaling matrix and based on the second QP value; dequantize the second luma transform coefficient of the block of luma transform coefficients using a second scaling value from the luma quantization matrix and based on the second QP value; determine a luma residual block for the block of video data based on the first dequantized luma transform coefficients and the second dequantized luma transform coefficient; and add the luma residual block to a luma prediction block to determine a decoded luma block, wherein the decoded video data includes the decoded luma block.

Clause 34: The device of any of clauses 25-33, wherein the device comprises a wireless communication device, further comprising a receiver configured to receive encoded video data.

Clause 35: The device of clause 34, wherein the wireless communication device comprises a telephone handset and wherein the receiver is configured to demodulate, according to a wireless communication standard, a signal comprising the encoded video data.

Clause 36: The device of any of clauses 25-35, further comprising: a display configured to display decoded video data.

Clause 37: The device of any of clauses 25-36, wherein the device comprises one or more of a camera, a computer, a mobile device, a broadcast receiver device, or a set-top box.

Clause 38: A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to: receive, from a bitstream of encoded video data, a syntax element indicating whether chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the encoded video data; in response to determining that chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the video data, determine a chroma scaling matrix for a block of the encoded video data; determine a block of chroma transform coefficients for the block, wherein the block of chroma transform coefficients comprises at least a first chroma transform coefficient and a second chroma transform coefficient; determine a quantization parameter (QP) value for the block of chroma transform coefficients; dequantize the first chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a first scaling value from the chroma scaling matrix and based on the QP value; dequantize the second chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a second scaling value from the chroma scaling matrix and based on the QP value, wherein the second scaling value is different than the first scaling value; determine a chroma residual block for the block based on the first dequantized chroma transform coefficients and the second dequantized chroma transform coefficient; add the chroma residual block to a chroma prediction block to determine a decoded chroma block; and output decoded video data that includes the decoded chroma block.

Clause 39: The computer-readable storage medium of clause 38, wherein to determine the chroma scaling matrix for the block of video data, the instructions are configured to cause the one or more processors to receive the chroma scaling matrix in a parameter set syntax structure.

Clause 40: The computer-readable storage medium of clause 39, wherein the parameter set syntax structure comprises an adaptation parameter set syntax structure.

Clause 41: The computer-readable storage medium of any of clauses 38-40, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: add the chroma residual block to the chroma prediction block to determine a reconstructed chroma block; and apply one or more filters to the reconstructed chroma block to determine the decoded chroma block.

Clause 42: The computer-readable storage medium of any of clauses 38-41, wherein the block of video data comprises a 4:4:4 block of video data.

Clause 43: The computer-readable storage medium of any of clauses 38-42, wherein the block of video data is coded in a separate color plane coding mode.

Clause 44: The computer-readable storage medium of any of clauses 38-43, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: select the first scaling value based on a frequency of the first chroma transform coefficient; and select the second scaling value based on a frequency of the second chroma transform coefficient.

Clause 45: The computer-readable storage medium of any of clauses 38-44, wherein the video data comprises first video data associated with a first parameter set, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receive a second syntax element indicating whether second chroma scaling matrices are signaled for second video data associated with a second parameter set; in response to determining that the second chroma scaling matrices are not signaled for the second video data, determine a luma scaling matrix for a block of the second video data without receiving a corresponding chroma scaling matrix.

Clause 46: The computer-readable storage medium of any of clauses 38-45, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: determine a luma scaling matrix for the block of video data; determine a block of luma transform coefficients for the block of video data, wherein the block of luma transform coefficients comprises at least a first luma transform coefficient and a second luma transform coefficient; determine a second quantization parameter (QP) value for the block of luma transform coefficients; dequantize the first luma transform coefficient of the block of luma transform coefficients using a first scaling value from the luma scaling matrix and based on the second QP value; dequantize the second luma transform coefficient of the block of luma transform coefficients using a second scaling value from the luma quantization matrix and based on the second QP value; determine a luma residual block for the block of video data based on the first dequantized luma transform coefficients and the second dequantized luma transform coefficient; add the luma residual block to a luma prediction block to determine a decoded luma block, wherein the decoded video data includes the decoded luma block.

Clause 47: A method of encoding video data, the method comprising: in response to determining that a component of video data is encoded in a mode where the component of video data is independently decodable, setting a syntax element indicating whether chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the video data to a value indicating that the chroma scaling matrices are not signaled for the video data; and outputting in a bitstream of encoded video data, an indication of the value for the syntax element.

Clause 48: The method of clause 47, wherein determining that the component of video data is encoded in the mode where the component of video data is independently decodable comprises determining that the video data is encoded in a separate color plane coding mode.

Clause 49: The method of clause 47 or 48, wherein the video data comprises 4:4:4 video data.

Clause 50: A device for encoding video data, the device comprising: a memory configured to store video data; one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to: in response to determining that a component of video data is encoded in a mode where the component of video data is independently decodable, set a syntax element indicating whether chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the video data to a value indicating that the chroma scaling matrices are not signaled for the video data; and output in a bitstream of encoded video data, an indication of the value for the syntax element.

Clause 51: The device of clause 50, wherein to determine that the component of video data is encoded in the mode where the component of video data is independently decodable, the one or more processors are further configured to determine that the video data is encoded in a separate color plane coding mode.

Clause 52: The device of clause 50 or 51, wherein the video data comprises 4:4:4 video data.

It is to be recognized that depending on the example, certain acts or events of any of the techniques described herein can be performed in a different sequence, may be added, merged, or left out altogether (e.g., not all described acts or events are necessary for the practice of the techniques). Moreover, in certain examples, acts or events may be performed concurrently, e.g., through multi-threaded processing, interrupt processing, or multiple processors, rather than sequentially.

In one or more examples, the functions described may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium and executed by a hardware-based processing unit. Computer-readable media may include computer-readable storage media, which corresponds to a tangible medium such as data storage media, or communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another, e.g., according to a communication protocol. In this manner, computer-readable media generally may correspond to (1) tangible computer-readable storage media which is non-transitory or (2) a communication medium such as a signal or carrier wave. Data storage media may be any available media that can be accessed by one or more computers or one or more processors to retrieve instructions, code and/or data structures for implementation of the techniques described in this disclosure. A computer program product may include a computer-readable medium.

By way of example, and not limitation, such computer-readable storage media can comprise RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage, or other magnetic storage devices, flash memory, or any other medium that can be used to store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer. Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. For example, if instructions are transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave, then the coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of medium. It should be understood, however, that computer-readable storage media and data storage media do not include connections, carrier waves, signals, or other transitory media, but are instead directed to non-transitory, tangible storage media. Disk and disc, as used herein, includes compact disc (CD), laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD), floppy disk and Blu-ray disc, where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media.

Instructions may be executed by one or more processors, such as one or more digital signal processors (DSPs), general purpose microprocessors, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), or other equivalent integrated or discrete logic circuitry. Accordingly, the terms “processor” and “processing circuitry,” as used herein may refer to any of the foregoing structures or any other structure suitable for implementation of the techniques described herein. In addition, in some aspects, the functionality described herein may be provided within dedicated hardware and/or software modules configured for encoding and decoding, or incorporated in a combined codec. Also, the techniques could be fully implemented in one or more circuits or logic elements.

The techniques of this disclosure may be implemented in a wide variety of devices or apparatuses, including a wireless handset, an integrated circuit (IC) or a set of ICs (e.g., a chip set). Various components, modules, or units are described in this disclosure to emphasize functional aspects of devices configured to perform the disclosed techniques, but do not necessarily require realization by different hardware units. Rather, as described above, various units may be combined in a codec hardware unit or provided by a collection of interoperative hardware units, including one or more processors as described above, in conjunction with suitable software and/or firmware.

Various examples have been described. These and other examples are within the scope of the following claims. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A method of decoding a bitstream of encoded video data, the method comprising: receiving, from the bitstream of encoded video data, a syntax element indicating whether chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the encoded video data; in response to determining that chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the video data, determining a chroma scaling matrix for a block of the encoded video data; determining a block of chroma transform coefficients for the block, wherein the block of chroma transform coefficients comprises at least a first chroma transform coefficient and a second chroma transform coefficient; determining a quantization parameter (QP) value for the block of chroma transform coefficients; dequantizing the first chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a first scaling value from the chroma scaling matrix and based on the QP value; dequantizing the second chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a second scaling value from the chroma scaling matrix and based on the QP value, wherein the second scaling value is different than the first scaling value; determining a chroma residual block for the block based on the first dequantized chroma transform coefficients and the second dequantized chroma transform coefficient; adding the chroma residual block to a chroma prediction block to determine a decoded chroma block; and outputting decoded video data that includes the decoded chroma block.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the chroma scaling matrix for the block of video data comprises receiving the chroma scaling matrix in a parameter set syntax structure.
 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the parameter set syntax structure comprises an adaptation parameter set syntax structure.
 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: adding the chroma residual block to the chroma prediction block to determine a reconstructed chroma block; and applying one or more filters to the reconstructed chroma block to determine the decoded chroma block.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the block of video data comprises a 4:4:4 block of video data.
 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the block of video data is coded in a separate color plane coding mode. The method of claim 1, further comprising: selecting the first scaling value based on a frequency of the first chroma transform coefficient; and selecting the second scaling value based on a frequency of the second chroma transform coefficient.
 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the video data comprises first video data associated with a first parameter set, the method further comprising: receiving a second syntax element indicating whether second chroma scaling matrices are signaled for second video data associated with a second parameter set; and in response to determining that the second chroma scaling matrices are not signaled for the second video data, determining a luma scaling matrix for a block of the second video data without receiving a corresponding chroma scaling matrix.
 9. The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining a luma scaling matrix for the block of video data; determining a block of luma transform coefficients for the block of video data, wherein the block of luma transform coefficients comprises at least a first luma transform coefficient and a second luma transform coefficient; determining a second quantization parameter (QP) value for the block of luma transform coefficients; dequantizing the first luma transform coefficient of the block of luma transform coefficients using a first scaling value from the luma scaling matrix and based on the second QP value; dequantizing the second luma transform coefficient of the block of luma transform coefficients using a second scaling value from the luma quantization matrix and based on the second QP value; determining a luma residual block for the block of video data based on the first dequantized luma transform coefficients and the second dequantized luma transform coefficient; and adding the luma residual block to a luma prediction block to determine a decoded luma block, wherein the decoded video data includes the decoded luma block.
 10. A device for decoding video data, the device comprising: a memory configured to store video data; one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to: receive, from the bitstream of encoded video data, a syntax element indicating whether chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the encoded video data; in response to determining that chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the video data, determine a chroma scaling matrix for a block of the encoded video data; determine a block of chroma transform coefficients for the block, wherein the block of chroma transform coefficients comprises at least a first chroma transform coefficient and a second chroma transform coefficient; determine a quantization parameter (QP) value for the block of chroma transform coefficients; dequantize the first chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a first scaling value from the chroma scaling matrix and based on the QP value; dequantize the second chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a second scaling value from the chroma scaling matrix and based on the QP value, wherein the second scaling value is different than the first scaling value; determine a chroma residual block for the block based on the first dequantized chroma transform coefficients and the second dequantized chroma transform coefficient; add the chroma residual block to a chroma prediction block to determine a decoded chroma block; and output decoded video data that includes the decoded chroma block.
 11. The device of claim 10, wherein to determine the chroma scaling matrix for the block of video data, the one or more processors are further configured to receive the chroma scaling matrix in a parameter set syntax structure.
 12. The device of claim 11, wherein the parameter set syntax structure comprises an adaptation parameter set syntax structure.
 13. The device of claim 10, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: add the chroma residual block to the chroma prediction block to determine a reconstructed chroma block; and apply one or more filters to the reconstructed chroma block to determine the decoded chroma block.
 14. The device of claim 10, wherein the block of video data comprises a 4:4:4 block of video data.
 15. The device of claim 10, wherein the block of video data is coded in a separate color plane coding mode.
 16. The device of claim 10, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: select the first scaling value based on a frequency of the first chroma transform coefficient; and select the second scaling value based on a frequency of the second chroma transform coefficient.
 17. The device of claim 10, wherein the video data comprises first video data associated with a first parameter set, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receive a second syntax element indicating whether second chroma scaling matrices are signaled for second video data associated with a second parameter set; and in response to determining that the second chroma scaling matrices are not signaled for the second video data, determine a luma scaling matrix for a block of the second video data without receiving a corresponding chroma scaling matrix.
 18. The device of claim 10, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: determine a luma scaling matrix for the block of video data; determine a block of luma transform coefficients for the block of video data, wherein the block of luma transform coefficients comprises at least a first luma transform coefficient and a second luma transform coefficient; determine a second quantization parameter (QP) value for the block of luma transform coefficients; dequantize the first luma transform coefficient of the block of luma transform coefficients using a first scaling value from the luma scaling matrix and based on the second QP value; dequantize the second luma transform coefficient of the block of luma transform coefficients using a second scaling value from the luma quantization matrix and based on the second QP value; determine a luma residual block for the block of video data based on the first dequantized luma transform coefficients and the second dequantized luma transform coefficient; and add the luma residual block to a luma prediction block to determine a decoded luma block, wherein the decoded video data includes the decoded luma block.
 19. The device of claim 10, wherein the device comprises a wireless communication device, further comprising a receiver configured to receive encoded video data.
 20. The device of claim 19, wherein the wireless communication device comprises a telephone handset and wherein the receiver is configured to demodulate, according to a wireless communication standard, a signal comprising the encoded video data.
 21. The device of claim 10, further comprising a display configured to display decoded video data.
 22. The device of claim 10, wherein the device comprises one or more of a camera, a computer, a mobile device, a broadcast receiver device, or a set-top box.
 23. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to: receive, from a bitstream of encoded video data, a syntax element indicating whether chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the encoded video data; in response to determining that chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the video data, determine a chroma scaling matrix for a block of the encoded video data; determine a block of chroma transform coefficients for the block, wherein the block of chroma transform coefficients comprises at least a first chroma transform coefficient and a second chroma transform coefficient; determine a quantization parameter (QP) value for the block of chroma transform coefficients; dequantize the first chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a first scaling value from the chroma scaling matrix and based on the QP value; dequantize the second chroma transform coefficient of the block of chroma transform coefficients using a second scaling value from the chroma scaling matrix and based on the QP value, wherein the second scaling value is different than the first scaling value; determine a chroma residual block for the block based on the first dequantized chroma transform coefficients and the second dequantized chroma transform coefficient; add the chroma residual block to a chroma prediction block to determine a decoded chroma block; and output decoded video data that includes the decoded chroma block.
 24. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein to determine the chroma scaling matrix for the block of video data, the instructions are configured to cause the one or more processors to receive the chroma scaling matrix in a parameter set syntax structure.
 25. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 24, wherein the parameter set syntax structure comprises an adaptation parameter set syntax structure.
 26. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: add the chroma residual block to the chroma prediction block to determine a reconstructed chroma block; and apply one or more filters to the reconstructed chroma block to determine the decoded chroma block.
 27. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein the block of video data comprises a 4:4:4 block of video data.
 28. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein the block of video data is coded in a separate color plane coding mode.
 29. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: select the first scaling value based on a frequency of the first chroma transform coefficient; and select the second scaling value based on a frequency of the second chroma transform coefficient.
 30. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein the video data comprises first video data associated with a first parameter set, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receive a second syntax element indicating whether second chroma scaling matrices are signaled for second video data associated with a second parameter set; and in response to determining that the second chroma scaling matrices are not signaled for the second video data, determine a luma scaling matrix for a block of the second video data without receiving a corresponding chroma scaling matrix.
 31. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: determine a luma scaling matrix for the block of video data; determine a block of luma transform coefficients for the block of video data, wherein the block of luma transform coefficients comprises at least a first luma transform coefficient and a second luma transform coefficient; determine a second quantization parameter (QP) value for the block of luma transform coefficients; dequantize the first luma transform coefficient of the block of luma transform coefficients using a first scaling value from the luma scaling matrix and based on the second QP value; dequantize the second luma transform coefficient of the block of luma transform coefficients using a second scaling value from the luma quantization matrix and based on the second QP value; determine a luma residual block for the block of video data based on the first dequantized luma transform coefficients and the second dequantized luma transform coefficient; and add the luma residual block to a luma prediction block to determine a decoded luma block, wherein the decoded video data includes the decoded luma block.
 32. A method of encoding video data, the method comprising: in response to determining that a component of video data is encoded in a mode where the component of video data is independently decodable, setting a syntax element indicating whether chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the video data to a value indicating that the chroma scaling matrices are not signaled for the video data; and outputting in a bitstream of encoded video data, an indication of the value for the syntax element.
 33. The method of claim 32, wherein determining that the component of video data is encoded in the mode where the component of video data is independently decodable comprises determining that the video data is encoded in a separate color plane coding mode.
 34. The method of claim 32, wherein the video data comprises 4:4:4 video data.
 35. A device for encoding video data, the device comprising: a memory configured to store video data; one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to: in response to determining that a component of video data is encoded in a mode where the component of video data is independently decodable, set a syntax element indicating whether chroma scaling matrices are signaled for the video data to a value indicating that the chroma scaling matrices are not signaled for the video data; and output in a bitstream of encoded video data, an indication of the value for the syntax element.
 36. The device of claim 35, wherein to determine that the component of video data is encoded in the mode where the component of video data is independently decodable, the one or more processors are further configured to determine that the video data is encoded in a separate color plane coding mode.
 37. The device of claim 35, wherein the video data comprises 4:4:4 video data. 